Considering violent behavior has been around since the day we crawled out of the primordial goo, the notion that video games caused or led to an increase in violent behavior often made those of us with a drop of common sense roll our eyes at the silly thought. Now, thanks to science, it appears as if studies on violence and video games are flawed. Meaning, Jackie T is the attention whore we always thought he was ... well, according to this one evil scientist at least. From GamePolitics:
“Results from the current meta-analysis found that there were about 25 recent studies on violent video game effects, with conflicting results. Overall results of the study found that although violent videogames appear to increase people’s aggressive thoughts thety do not appear to increase aggressive behavior.”
In other words, no sh*t. The final nail in J.T.'s coffin:
“Also it was found that studies that employed less standardized measures of aggression produced higher effects than better standardized measures of aggression. In other words, better measures of aggression are associated with lower effects."
... “there is little evidence from the current body of literature that playing violent videogames is either causally or correlationally associated with increases in aggressive behavior.”
“Despite the relatively young and sparse nature of the research on violent video game effects, some researchers have claimed that the evidence is conclusive. Yet a close read of the literature reveals that many of the studies used to support this link provide only questionable or inconsistent evidence.”
[Via NextGen]
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4:43 PM on 02.19.2007 | 
It's tragic times we live in and we have people like JT to thank for leading the crusade against video game violence, legalizing baby eating, getting Auschwitz re-opened as a day care center for underprivileged youths, and de-criminalizing forced anal sex with southern US lawyers. Thank you sir.
Man, if the only stuff we see every says "there's no Causality, but there's a minimal chance of relation", imagine what all the unpublished results must be. I want to see a 'study' that shows playing excessively violent video games leads to a less violent behavior. Personally, I wouldn't be terribly surprised. There's times that I would've stabbed someone in the eye in real live, but instead slaughtered hoards of aliens/terrorists/hookers/civilians/etc. I know it's about as much of a stretch as JTs claims, but it'd still be nice to see the complete opposite of JT.
Yeah... no violent tendencies...
Also that green blood you have can't be healthy.
Yecch.
He'll go with the studies that support his beliefs and ignore this one, the same as he's always done. There's been previous studies in the past that came to this same conclusion, and he pretended those didn't exist either.
Momma said my glowing eyes and green blood is what made me special...she lied?
and daddy always wanted me to be scientist...glad i didnt
The government supports ass wipes as Jackie and non actual issues (such as illegal immigrant a la Simpsons) because they need to cover HUGE problems we have at hand . Such as..
Oil going seriously scarce, Bush trying to invade Iran for Oil and making bullshit excuses on the run, poverty, unemployment drug sales going sky high in the already lost drug on wars the probably interesting issue the sun itself could kill us in ten years if UV and Global warming continues it's merry way. And Bush and Exxon says "we need to consume oil" so we keep our wallets ample and happy. just to mention some.
But hey kids! whats America #1 problem right now? thats right! videogames!
Peace.
1.-they will get another "study" by Dr. Nick Riviera proving "games are bad MMkay?"
2.-They will get public figures (such as the pope) to say "games are bad MMkay?"
3.-They will get money from impresionable and/or religious parents by raising funds for their "cause"
4.Some sleazy game industry PR guys will provide money and fire for the logs to burn on, since controversy equals more (emo teen) sales! (Im looking right at you Rockstar PR you think we havent noticed?)
Repeat, cleanse, rinse until some other media type capable of warping our youth fragile little minds shows (Cerebral cinema!) and the process starts all over again.
And so on and so on.