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New Red Band Trailer for Hellboy Shows Why it has an R-Rating
This Hellboy Movie is Not for Kids A new Red Band trailer for the Hellboy movie reboot has been released. This time, this one shows a very different movie than what the initial trailer suggested. While many love Guillermo Del Toro’s previous adaptation, it’s PG-13 is very tame. The initial…
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Mortal Kombat 11 Roster and Fatalities Revealed at Live Event
Mortal Kombat Lives NetherRealm Studios and WB Games held a live event today for the upcoming Mortal Kombat 11. The latest installment in the legendary fighting game franchise is not due to arrive until spring. So the live event is a great way for fans to whet their appetite for…
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Mortal Kombat 11 is Coming to PC and Consoles in April 2019
MK Going Strong for 26+ Years and Counting The Mortal Kombat video game franchise is now more than 26 years old and it is still going strong. Originally made for arcades back in 1992, Mortal Kombat’s affinity for ultra violence has always endeared fans (despite critical reception). For the upcoming…
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THQ Nordic Acquires ‘Carmageddon’ IP from Stainless Games
THQ Nordic Reviving a PC Game Classic The developers at THQ Nordic are announcing that they have the IP to ‘Carmageddon’ after purchasing it from Stainless Games. The game is of course, a controversial and ultra-violent vehicular combat game from the late 90’s. It originally came out back in June…
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Fortnite Is Criticised By The NSPPC For Showcasing Violence
Fortnite Received Criticism From the NSPCC – Will the floodgates now open? Since it’s launch last year, there have been very few games in recent memory that have taken a storm of the industry like Fortnite has. With around 25 million current players (or at least accounts) associated with the…
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The Video Used To Prove Games Cause Violence In Children
Donald Trump Takes On the Games Industry Following the tragic school shooting in America last week, Donald Trump decided that video games were the problem. Games are, after all, a far more convenient scapegoat than, you know, doing something about gun control. It’s not the access to guns that’s the…
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Mikes Rant – Stop Blaming Games For Your Violent Children!
Mikes Rant 3 – Why parents and politicians need to stop blaming video games for violent children! Usually, I add a prefix somewhere that a Mikes Rant, while making a serious point, does not always use serious analogies. I attempt to write these in a style that is humorous while making…
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Trump Finally Calls Meeting To Discuss Video Games
Donald Trump US President Donald Trump, after days of speculation, has finally called together a meeting to discuss violence and video games. In the meeting, he has invited several key members of the video game development community and regulation to discuss what can be done to prevent violence in young people.…
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German Police Raid Hate Content Posters
The internet has many sides. The light side, where people post pictures requesting that people use Pokémon Go lures at hospitals to help those unable to walk around and play the game, to the dark side where people will post offensive comments and remarks just to laugh and mock people.…
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Jakarta Taxi Drivers Are Protesting Against Uber
Recent years have seen the rise of apps that sometimes disturb common practices, things that have been going on for many years already. One of the things disturbed has been Taxi’s with many apps offering similar services, often for cheaper fares. Taxi Drivers in Jakarta have had enough and are…
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Anti-Violent Video Games Senator Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Former California state senator, Leland Yee became a household villain in the gaming industry for outlandish claims regarding the link between video games and violent behaviour. In an absurd move, Yee attempted to pass a bill banning the sale of violent games to children. Thankfully, common sense prevailed and he…
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Obama Orders Study Into Smart Gun Technology
Smart guns are nothing new, they are the concept of using technology to not enhance guns but to make them easier to track and ensure they are used by the correct people for the correct reason. It would seem though that President Barak Obama hopes that smart gun technology can…
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Scholars Ask US Psychologists to Stop Demonising Video Games
A recent study by the American Psychological Association suggests that there is a connection between video game violence and real-world violence. The inflammatorily-named “Task Force on Violent Media” paper, released by the APA, states: “The research demonstrates a consistent relation between violent video game use and increases in aggressive behaviour, aggressive…
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Metro: Last Light Trailer Recreated in GTA V (Updated)
Creator’s view update at the end of the article. Grand Theft Auto V is such an incredible open world game with stunning graphics which makes almost anything possible. Nicky Sierra, a YouTuber took it to a whole new level by recreating the scene called ‘Genesis’ from the gameplay trailer of the Metro: Last…
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American Gamer Who Flew to UK to Kill Woman Receives Life Sentence
Shane Coffey, a 20-year-old American gamer who attacked a British woman in a chaotic knife attack, has been sentenced to a life sentence. After pleading guilty for attempted murder and grievous bodily harm, the American will have to serve at least eight-and-half-years. Coffey was from Boston, Massachusetts, and broke into…
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