With all the violence in the world today, what with Terrorism, the War in Iraq, and many murders right in our own backyard, people have begun to wonder where it comes from. What is it exactly, that allows one person to take the life of another? Lately, the blame has fallen on violent video games such as Bully (in Europe, Canis Canem Edit or Dog Eat Dog in Latin), and the Grand Theft Auto series. Rockstar, a company who has been creating games for Sony and their Playstation games consoles, produces both. Kristin Kalning points out that Rockstar is "
a company that's made a lot of money targeting suburban teenage boys and gotten tons of press by angering soccer moms. And they've done it successfully for nearly 10 years."
Ten years is a long time in the gaming world. When Playstation first came out, its major competition was the Nintendo 64 game console. A study done in 2001 by Dr. Kimberly Thompson and Mr. Kevin Haninger observed and recorded the violence as a percentage of game......
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