Are violent games bad for the players?

This blog post will look at violent video games and whether or not they are dangerous for the players. Personally I don't have a problem with most games on my Xbox 360 or any other console but some people do and believe that it will alter the players mental health for the worse. I think that you should only play the games your allowed to (which age ratings your over) so no harm is done. It is also important to be able to separate yourself from the games after you have finished playing them.  In this blog post I will debate the question: Are violent games bad for the players?

YES?
Many video games are violent: Call Of Duty, Grand Theft Auto and the newest Tomb-raider and are rated accordingly. They can make children who play them (under the age limit) more violent and aggressive towards other people, the limit is there for a reason and the children suffer for it. Think about it, the children get home from school, go on their games console for hours, have dinner and play more video games, the go to bed at a later time than they should do. This means they are behind on homework or revision for exams and will get in trouble at school. Also if children play games that are over their age rating then they can pick up traits from them. At a young age, children pick up things that are around them and are easily influenced by other people and actions, such of those on video games. Their should be a tightening on the rules of who can buy video games for their children and how they are sold.

NO?
Video games do not induce violence into the people who can separate themselves from the game. Even though games like GTA and Call Of Duty are quite violent they have an age rating for a reason. This is because they are the people who can fully understand the game and accept that the video game does not need to repeated in the real world. Also why blame video games! Why don't critics of this topic blame films or books. Film or book fans don't shoot people if the watch or read something violent.

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