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Other killers have been hooked on violent video games too and have a warped sense of what's real and what's not, thinking that real life is just like a video game. (YouTube)Editor's Note: As the end o...

Early research on the effects of viewing violence on television-especially among children-found a desensitizing effect and the potential for aggression. Is the same true for those who play violent vi...

Research shows that video games improve attention, decision-making abilities and cognition for teensBy Andrew TowIn the face of criticism of video games in the media by politicans, reporter Aiden Burk...

By:Roanna Cooper, MA and Marc Zimmerman, PhD, MI-YVPC Director An op-ed article appeared recently in the The New York Timesdiscussing the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down California’s law barri...

Following two mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, this past weekend, a familiar cycle is playing out: lawmakers and government officials offer thoughts and prayers, yet take no action...

One way to prevent future mass shootings, President Donald Trump suggested Monday, was to take a firm stance against violent video games."We must stop the glorification of violence in our society. Thi...

A top U.S. video game industry trade group pushed back on Monday after President Trump linked violent content in video games to a rise in mass shootings. Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarth...

Airport massacres, button-mashing fatalities and gratuitous reenactments: Business is booming for violent video games. Here are 11 that offer violence as entertainment.In the unlimited universe game...

CHICAGO (CBS) — At least 62 people were shot over the weekend in Chicago, and six of them have died.Eleven of the victims were children under age 18, including 12-year-old Kaden Ingram, who was shot a...

Sometimes reading the news about psychology and video games can seem like the worst remake of Groundhog Day ever. The recent mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas have again brought out th...

But experts say there is little evidence to link violent games to real-world violence."Games have only become more realistic. The players of games and violent games have only become more diverse. And...

Playing video games for a 12-hour streak could be a mental health problem, not just an annoyance to your family and friends. The World Health Organization is adding gaming disorder to a beta draft of...

Updated at 1:48 p.m. on August 5, 2019.In the two decades since Columbine, video games have taken a lot of the blame for mass shootings. The evidence has never supported this conclusion, and researche...

WASHINGTON - Playing violent video games like Doom, Wolfenstein 3D or Mortal Kombat can increase a person's aggressive thoughts, feelings and behavior both in laboratory settings and in actual life, a...

Kittens strip club at the centre of firebombing and drive-by shooting attacks under investigation for 'employing a girl, 16, in their cloakroom'Kittens in South Melbourne allegedly employed a 16-year-...