You let them starve to death or have one start a fire and let them all burn?

Well if we want to say that video games cause violent acts, why don't we also include movies and music in the mix. GTA doesn't make people violent, in fact it can be used as stress relief. I feel that games like that enable me to release aggression in a healthy and safe way. Hell if movies like Saw are ok then why isn't GTA

I couldn't agree more, nighthawk. I've been playing GTA games since GTA2 (2D, top down view ftw!). I never hurt people, I always get great grades in school (4.0GPA in HS, 3.6GPA so far in college), never caused trouble, etc. My friends are the same way.

The problem lies with the parents. They let the TV/game console raise their kids instead of doing it themselves. And there is this other thing called discipline, which seems to be a rather rare thing to see from parents these days.

Because if there isn't anything to have faux outrage against, the pompous asses out there wouldn't have anything to feel self-righteous about. Poor them...

Those aren't parents. Those are just breeders too dumb or too lazy to use birth control properly. There is a difference. I can understand the confusion though.

Video games DO NOT INDUCE VIOLENCE!!! If you are a dumbass and you go out and do some of the things you do in say, Grand Theft Auto IV, you are a ****ing moronpure and simple. People who blame actions of violence on violent video games are just looking for a scapegoat to blame instead looking at that person's psychology to find out what made them violent.

I once asked that question if games promote violence.

Here was a good answer I received.

Although a game such as Doom or Auto Theft is violent and shows no morale education, it actually prevents many from not doing violent acts on the streets, because it allows them to take out their violence on the computer game instead. So in the long run it relaxes (some) people who play games.

Is it addictive? Most would confirm it as yes. Now that maybe something that people should ask. If it becomes a must to play video games like gambling. If computer games prevent people from moving forward as they rather play a computer game when they should be studying for their exam in school.

Each individual is different!

I do wish they had more educational action pact games or that computer games would be a way of educating people in school in the future. That would be something interesting to experiment. Imagine instead of a old history book with bubble gum in it is replaced by Xbox360 educational games for each to play that have real tests in them.

They have had mainstream educational games.

Anyone remember Mario's Time Machine for snes?

OMG, that sucked. And this is from someone who tried to give the game a chance.

There's more of a market for violent games...if an educational game was released today on the xbox 360, I doubt it would sell.

Games are like a novel or a book in that they need some sort of conflict in order to generate interest.