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NEWS ABOUT: video violence

video violence stories: 8 news summaries

 Rendition: Gitmo Joins 
 Shunned Video Games 

Many games have been met with outrage

Jun 4, 09 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A storm of bad publicity about Rendition: Guantanamo—a video game about falsely-accused Gitmo detainees trying to escape—forced the game makers to can it this week. It's far from the only game to test the boundaries, ABC reports:
  • Atomic Games dumped development of Six Days in Fallujah amid
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list • Guantanamo Bay • video violence • Grand Theft Auto • video games • Rendition: Guantanamo

1st Amendment v. Dogfight Video: High Court to Decide

Conviction rests on First Amendment status of animal abuse tapes

Apr 20, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court agreed today to hear that pits the First Amendment against the production and sale of dogfighting videos, the Chicago Tribune reports. The case involves a man jailed for selling several brutally explicit videos of pit bulls fighting. A federal appeals court overturned his conviction on grounds that... More »

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free speech • First Amendment • animal cruelty • violence • dogfighting • US Supreme Court • video violence

(Newser) - A federal appeals court ruled today that violent video games can be sold to minors in California, GameSpot reports. Upholding a lower court's decision, the judges struck down a state law that sought to ban the sale of violent games to those under 18. The law violated free speech rights,... More »

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free speech • Arnold Schwarzenegger • First Amendment • video violence • video games

 Amazon Yanks 
 Video Rape Game 




Finally decides it's not appropriate after consumer complaints

Feb 15, 09 11:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Amazon will no longer offer a video rape game, following consumer complaints, reports the Daily Telegraph. The Japanese game Rapelay instructs virtual players to stalk and rape women, then force them to abort any resulting pregnancies. "We determined that we did not want to be selling this particular item,... More »

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crime • rape • violence • video violence • Amazon • video games

Parents Say Knight Too
Dark for Kids

But despite 'intense sequences of violence,' film still rated PG-13

Jul 21, 08 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Parents who saw the PG-13 rating attached to The Dark Knight and decided to bring the kids along are walking away, if not dissatisfied, then a little miffed. “I know it's a good movie, but it should have been rated R,” one surprised mother tells USA Today.... More »

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MPAA • Batman • The Dark Knight • video violence • movies • movie ratings

Game Over for Teens
'Acting Out' 
Grand Theft Auto 

Six bored pals launched crime spree: cops

Jun 27, 08 2:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six bored Long Island teenagers have been busted for acting out the violent themes of the controversial video game Grand Theft Auto IV with a real life spree of break-ins, a mugging, a beating and a carjacking, police charge. "These teens have difficulty separating fact from fiction, fantasy from... More »

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crime • Long Island • carjacking • video violence • Grand Theft Auto IV • mugging • juvenile crime • Nassau County Police

new release

 Grand Theft Auto  
 Pushes Buttons  

Parents, legislators fight to limit sales

Apr 25, 08 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ahead of Tuesday’s release of the latest game in the hugely popular Grand Theft Auto series, the violent games—and others like them—face widespread controversy, USA Today reports. Chicago is pulling ads from buses and parents’ groups are urging retailers not to sell to kids; meanwhile, legal action... More »

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video violence • Grand Theft Auto • video games

UK Plans Gamer Crackdown

Brits want to keep violent games out of the hands of children

Feb 9, 08 5:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Big Brother is looking to land hard on the video game industry in the UK, the Guardian reports, as the government plans to rate games for violence and make it illegal to sell them to children. Government ministers are also considering measures to block kids' Internet access to unsuitable games,... More »

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Gordon Brown • video violence • video games

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