Tag Archives: Violence in games
Wed, Feb 17, 2010 | 22:38 GMT
Report – University of Alabama shooter was a tabletop gamer
University of Alabama neurobiology professor Amy Bishop, who last Friday went on a shooting rampage during a faculty meeting and killed three people, has been described as not a psychotic or a woman who just snapped – but an “isolated” D&D player.
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Sat, Jun 20, 2009 | 20:11 BST
German commission wants to stop sale of banned games through Austria
The Commission for the Protection of Young Persons in Germany wants to ban the sale of online games in Austria.
A requested was submitted to the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons to block the sale of games banned in Germany from being sold through Austrian sites.
Banning these games would further “protect the youth from “social-ethical disorientation”, “brutalization of young adults” and “lasting empathy loss.”
Germany has gotten stricter regarding what it considers harmful content in the wake of school shootings in the country.
More over on Negative Gamer.
Via D’toid.
Notch can pony up $13 million for Psychonauts 2