Did the current issues with Game Violence affect Defiance?

[IzanagiVeritas]

I know Phoenix, this get's very annoying. *sighs* I'm thankful that my parents understand that as long as you can seperate reality and fiction, games will not make you do something stupid. I just wish other people were not stupid enough to think that playing a violent video game will make someone go all psychopathic on someone and harm them.

[Fiancee]

no doubt the same "x did x and he played gt5" usual crap we see. apprently even though there will be several million players and less then 1% commit violence they presume the game caused it. im sure statisticly (thoery) more people who drive a car % are more likly to hit someone else. and yet driving apprently doesnt breed violence?

Aye, whats funny GTA series is probably biggest "sinner" in whole game industry..

Its not actually a single article. Its several over a few pages like IGN, PCgamer, and cnn but its that but tv news and recently the condemning of game violence by two US politicians(cant remember their names) that made think of the affect on the game in sense of violence.

Oh well, nothing to worry about... politicans are yet again trolling.

[Cenred]

this topic makes me laugh...

[Dead_Phoenix]

omg now this cracks me up. i was looking at defining "psycopathic" because i thought i would post how some people think games turns kids in to psycos, when in fact its actually quite a common ailment.

first page i brought up had the definition and right next to it was an advert for COD BO2's new map pack.

[SteelPaladin]

I think violence in video games CAN affect certain ppl in different ways, you just need to know that if your one of those, or you parent/partner does, then you need to stay away. Same as alcoholics w alcohol, you know your poison, and if your easily impressed or manipulated, or never leave your room to socially interact, then well theres an issue. Most mass shooting come from ppl who have difficulty dealing with real world social interactions, and when real world pressure hits, they dont know how to deal.
Social Malfunction will be a real issue down the road as ppl do less and less actual face to face encounters, esp w the way social networking and media works now a days.
In a game, you can be a god.
real life, not so much.

[SyberSmoke]

no fiancee this is m rated. however, i don't think hot air spout out about how video games cause violence will be a problem here in the U.S. one guy tried to get a law passed where you can't make games that have... i think it was law enforcement people as enemies. the law wasn't able to get past the supreme court stage because it was considered a law that went against the free speech amendment. at least i think it was the free speech amendment. anyways, no matter how much people whine in the U.S about how video games cause violence, unless the constitution is pretty much thrown out the window, they can't make any laws that prohibit the making of certain video games.

Protected Speech is covered under the First Amendment. And before people go ranting off about how their speech on a forum is protected, it is not. The First Amendment only keeps the US government from restricting the speech of its citizens with in reason, speech that can be seen as a prelude to certain crime is not protected. As for forums, they are private property and speech is at the discretion of the property owner.

Any way games are considered art and thus a form of protected speech thanks to a Supreme Court decision. There are ways to regulate games though, the reason why most legislation has failed so far has been they have been overly broad. Even protected speech can be curtailed if the law is specific enough and there is good enough reason.

[Kaoslion]

Violence affects people who weren't raised correctly or just don't care about there fellow humans. Its more of a moral issue I think then anything else. From what I've seen I don't think it has affected it because this isn't a gory grotesque type game in the first place.