Six of the top ten best-selling video games included violence, with four of the games carrying a "Ma...

1. Do Violent Video Games Contribute to Youth Violence? Pros
and Cons and Current Research at New ProCon.org Website.
Six of the top ten best-selling video games included violence, with four of the games carrying a
"Mature" rating recommended for persons aged 17 and older.
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 contribute to youth violence?"
97% of 12-17 year olds in the US played video games in 2008, thus fueling an $11.7 billion video
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Learning. Critics of violent video games
argue that these games desensitize
de·sen·si·tize
v.

2. 1. For and against. To render insensitive or less sensitive, as a nerve or tooth.
2.
SANTA MONICA MONICAÂ Cardiology A WHO initiative-Multinational Monitoring of Trends &
Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease-which evaluated the effects of various factors on mortality
in Pts MIs , Calif., Jan. They argue that violent video games may reduce violence by serving as a
substitute for rough and tumble The first use of the term Rough and Tumble for fighting dates back
to the early 1700s in the North American frontier. In 2008, 10 of the top 20 best-selling video games
in the US contained violence.
Violent video games have been blamed for school shootings, increases in bullying, violence towards
women, and other violent criminal behavior. Â arguments and includes sources, images, videos,
reader comments, and a section of little known facts called "Did You Know?" The findings should
help readers think critically, educate themselves, and make informed decisions about video games.
Did You Know?
* Sales of video games have more than quadrupled from 1995-2008, while the arrest rate for juvenile
murders fell 71.9% and the arrest rate for all juvenile violent crimes declined 49.3% in this same
period.
* The 2008 study Grand Theft Childhood reported that 60% of middle school boys that played at
least one Mature-rated game hit or beat up someone, compared to 39% of boys that did not play
Mature-rated games.
* In 2008, 298.2 million video games were sold in the US, totaling $11.7 billion in revenue. To make
an individual nonreactive or insensitive to an antigen.
3. Rough and Tumble fighting was the original American No Holds Barred underground hybrid
"sport" that had but one rule - you win by knocking the man out or making him  play and by
providing a safe outlet for aggressive and angry feelings. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
ProCon.org, a nonpartisan 501(c)3 nonprofit public charity dedicated to promoting critical thinking,
created the new website http://videogames.procon.org to explore the core question "Do violent video
games See video game console. While the courts have prevented these regulation attempts by citing
free speech concerns, the debate continues as technology improves, games become more graphic
and realistic, and video games remain popular.
The latest ProCon.org website explores many pro and con PRO AND CON. All rights reserved.

3. . Some of those critics are quoted on the website, including Hillary Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): ['a??n?lt 'alo??s '?va????n?????]Â , Dr.
Phil, and Mitt Romney.
Video game advocates contend that a majority of the research on the topic is deeply flawed and that
no causal relationship has been found between video games and social violence. These advocates
include the video game industry, numerous researchers, and the gamers themselves.
Concerns over the link between violent video games and youth violence have prompted politicians
and several states to attempt to regulate the sales of violent video games to minors