Everybody "knows" violent video games desensitize youths to violence, increasing their violent tendencies. But a Western Michigan University researcher has found that's really not the case. In fact, ...

One study examined the negative effects of violent video games on some people. "Much of the attention to video game research has been negative, focusing on potential harm related to addiction ...

It was banned in 14 countries, pulled from the shelves of American stores and even included in the late Senator Joe ...

Violent video games are often blamed for making young people more aggressive. However, a recent study conducted in the Czech Republic challenges this preconception. According to this research ...

President Obama has proposed a $10 million study on “the relationship between video games, media images and violence.” But the study has not gotten congressional approval. Senate Commerce ...

Some child psychologists argue that if young people see violence in films and television or play violent video games, they are more likely to become violent themselves. One American study, started ...

Each study looked at how violent video games affected the children's' real-world behaviour, including their aggression, whether they hit people or had fights, or were sent to the principal's office.