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Joker director says his movie shouldn’t be linked to real-world violenceSeptember 25, 2019 by Samuel BraceTodd Phillips, the director of Joker, has responded to accusations that the film could lead to...

It's a debate that's almost as old as the video game industry itself. Since the 1970s, video games have been accused of encouraging violent behavior in children but now the American Psychological Asso...

The study consisted of two experiments. In the first, 126 white university students, 60 percent of them men, played the action game "Saints Row 2," which is similar to "Grand Theft Auto." Some were g...

With more than 90 percent of American kids playing video games for an average of two hours a day, whether that's a good idea is a valid question for parents to ask. Video games, violent ones especiall...

There’s nothing like flipping on your favorite video game after a long day at school. 60 percent of Americans play video games daily. But while it may seem like a benign method of relaxation, playing...

All those years on the couch playing Nintendo and PlayStation appear to be paying off for surgeons.Researchers found that doctors who spent at least three hours a week playing video games made about 3...

Boys who regularly played video games at age 11 were less likely to develop depressive symptoms three years later, finds a new study led by a University College London researcher.By ulricaloeb, CC lic...

I have a confession to make: I may be scummy, but I actually work pretty hard at trying to be a good mummy. I make my kids eat vegetables at least three times a week.I read them their favourite books,...

It turns out all that lockdown gaming you’ve been doing is actually good for you. A study released by the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute looked at the relationship between time spent playin...

media caption"Mental illness pulls the trigger, not guns" - Trump's five solutions to combat mass shootings.Two days after the US was shocked by mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, the...

George W. Bush gave the speech at the Shanksville, Pennsylvania, site where Flight 93 was brought down -- thanks to the heroics of the passengers who revolted against their hijackers.Here's the key bi...

Millions of people have read about a crazy conspiracy theory called "Pizzagate." An untold number of them actually believe it. One person apparently took matters into his own hands and showed up with...

June is Christmas for gamers. That's when the video game industry hosts E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo), its biggest annual convention held in Los Angeles. Starting Sunday, companies will unv...

About 90 percent of U.S. kids ages 8 to 16 play video games, and they spend about 13 hours a week doing so (more if you're a boy). Now a new study suggests virtual violence in these games may make ki...

Story highlightsAaron Alexis killed 13 people at Washington Navy Yard on Monday Brad Bushman: Does playing violent video games contribute to aggression?He says violent games alone may not push people...