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The violent video game debate has sprung up again this week, although notable members of the industry have been speaking out against recent comments from politicians.

It’s not uncommon for governments around the world to express their concern over video games affecting children, with Indian officials particularly concerned over the violence and addictive nature of PUBG Mobile. This has caused some cities to ban the game, resulting in multiple arrests across the country for those that …

Last month it was reported that the Turkish ministry has begun investigating Minecraft, deeming it as potentially ‘too violent'. The results of the investigation have now been revealed and it turns out that the Turkish Social Policies Ministry does want Minecraft banned. Turkish sites, Hürriyet Daily News and LeaderGamer (Via …

Despite the efforts of the media and government officials to tout online drugs marketplaces as the new frontier in the “war on drugs,” fraught with hackers, scammers and other dangerous individuals, it looks like switching trading cash for drugs in a car park to doing so from the comfort of …

Around twice a year, some group will call for an end to computer games on the basis that they cause violence and the industry rallies to deny the claim. Today's the day. KitGuru plays Angry Pigs at full volume to build up a bit of latent aggression. You know. Just …

California is defending its ban on selling ultra violent video games to minors before the Supreme court today, but we ask ourselves, do violent games really affect kids or young adults? California will ask the justice department to exempt a type of violent content from the First Amendment's protection of …