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The 10 biggest violent video-game controversies

July 26, 2011 in Top List comments 7

Video games violent has often been given a bad name from getting blame from school shootings to terror to family killings. Many of the mainstream video games like Mortal Kombat Postal and Modern Warfare have been bashed in the media for there use of violent. Some of these video games where used to change laws about video games.

U.S. Supreme Court that a California law banning the sale of violent video games to kids went too far is just the latest in a long string of headline-grabbing moments in gaming history. Unfortunately, at least as far as mainstream audiences are concerned, those headlines often center around violence in video games, particularly focusing on how that violence affects children. Read the full story for more.
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    Twin_Master Jul 27, 11
    I didn't really think any of these games seem that much controversial, at least a bit violent. What about that game where you could urinate on corpses? Now THAT was controversial!
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      reaver11 Jul 27, 11
      These were the ones that were violent and made big splashes with the media. There are a ton of violent games out there but these ones made the most noise in terms of violence. I'm still surprised though that Manhunt didn't make more noise than it did. That has to be the most violent game out there and there was little to no controversy surrounding it.
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      reaver11 Jul 27, 11
      But I agree some of these werent that big a deal. Silent Hill and Madworld, mainly. Death Race, MK, Doom, GTA were some heavy hitters with the media.
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      Dragoshi1 Jul 27, 11
      Twin, did you read the article? The game where you piss on people, Postal 2, is in there, plus logical reasons(and proof), why each game is controversial in their own way.
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    Dragoshi1 Jul 27, 11
    Ha, I knew Postal 2 would be in there!
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    websod Jul 27, 11
    Twin.. they where and still are many of them bulletstrom got issues from states and other nations . Mortal kombat new game is still getting heat and forcing them to change the law in aus. they wanted to ban the game completely. postal you light people on fire can pee on them and kick them when dead destroying there dead body and light it on fire. the mortal kombat game was delayed in large part to do with legal issues. such as "On November 22, 1997, thirteen-year-old Noah Wilson died when his friend Yancy stabbed him in the chest with a kitchen knife. The mother of Noah, Andrea Wilson, alleges that her son was stabbed to death because of his obsession with the Midway game Mortal Kombat. She alleges that Yancy S. was so obsessed with the game, that the child thought he was actually the character Cyrax."
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    websod Jul 27, 11
    twin What about that game where you could urinate on corpses? that is postal. one of the games named. while that game was really out there for a first person shooter it was not as huge as some of the other games so they got more heat.

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