Friday, 23 February 2018
The videogame world loves a bit of nostalgia. Gamers instinctively look to the past, whether that’s to long-beloved franchises like Burnout, or retro consoles like the NES. But not all throwbacks are good. One thing that’s recently made a comeback (especially in the wake of the tragic massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida) is the purported link between video game violence and real-life acts of violence. In the wake of this real-world tragedy, politicians are looking for their culprit in the virtual world. Just two days after Nikolas Cruz’s rampage, which left seventeen dead, Kentucky’s governor Matt…
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