News Mar 6th, 2020

American Psychological Association maintains games aren't tied to violence

"Violence is a complex social problem that likely stems from many factors that warrant attention from researchers, policymakers and the public"

• gun violence
• violence
• academia

News Aug 14th, 2019

Take-Two's Zelnick says it's "disrespectful" to blame entertainment for US gun violence

Games exec says that mass shootings are "uniquely American"

• gun violence
• mass shootings

News Aug 6th, 2019

"Blaming video games distracts from the broader issues at hand": IGDA and IGDAF respond to Trump mass shooting statement

Meanwhile, US trade body the Entertainment Retailers Association remains silent

• Trump
• gun violence
• violent video games
• usa
• mass shootings

News Aug 5th, 2019

Trump once again blames video games for mass shootings rather than guns

Ignoring that the Homicide Rate in the US is 4.25 times higher than in the UK, which has games but no guns

• gun violence
• politics
• usa
• mass shootings

News Feb 21st, 2019

ESA wants to stay out of developer union discussions

US video game trade body defers responsibility on the issue to member publishers

• development
• working conditions
• school shootings
• working culture
• gun violence
• unionisation

News Dec 20th, 2018

US School Safety Commission says more game age rating education is needed to help reduce school shootings

Games industry gets off light into US' investigation into reducing gun violence

• international
• gun crime
• gun violence
• age ratings
• us

News Sep 3rd, 2018

Jacksonville shooting survivor is suing EA

As well as other parties involved

• Lawsuit
• Legal
• gun violence
• jacksonville

News Mar 21st, 2018

IGDA says there's no link between video games and gun violence

Director Jen MacLean calls for common sense gun laws instead of using games as a scapegoat

• Trump
• igda
• donald trump
• gun violence

News Mar 9th, 2018

Nothing really happened at that Trump video game violence meeting

What was billed a showdown ended up being a rather calm fact-finding mission

• donald trump
• gun violence
• the white house
• politics
• violent video games

News Mar 8th, 2018

Take-Two and ZeniMax Media are meeting with Trump to discuss video games and gun violence

Duo join The ESA to meet American president, but some big names are missing from the debate

• donald trump
• gun violence
• politics
• america

News Mar 8th, 2018

Video games will not be a scape goat for gun violence, says IGDA

"Making video games, or any form of media-a scapegoat for consistently refusing to even CONSIDER the reasonable, rational firearm restrictions Americans want and deserve isn't fooling anyone."

• donald trump
• gun violence
• united states

News Mar 2nd, 2018

New report refutes WHO claims about video game addiction

Global trade bodies stand up to WHO’s claims that gaming addiction is a disease

• loot crates
• world health organisation
• gun violence
• gaming addiction

News Mar 2nd, 2018

Trump reportedly inviting video game firms to discuss school violence because he can't/won't blame guns

Except they haven't been invited

• Trump
• gun violence