Violence in Video Games

I think the issue of video games violence is severely over exaggerated and the issue is played out. The video game industry is a multi-billion industry. There are a number of large scale companies such as Nintendo and Microsoft who are driving the industry. A major issue over the years has been the violence in a number of video games and what that means for the people playing these games. In today’s market there is a very distinct rating system in place that rates all games on a scaled basis. People who think that video games lead to killing are out of their mind. These people who kill have personal issues and problems outside the use of video games. I grew up with a gaming system in my home and I know from personal experience that gaming does not lead to any form of violence. If anything television and movies have a larger impact on a personal perception of violence and killing. People don’t want to look at the deeper issues of these people such as abuse and inner pent up anger. Video games are just an out to blame these violent crimes on rather then the real issue. There is a wide range of variety in today’s video game market. The violent video games of today have a strict rating system put in place. If parents wish to purchase these violent games then they are the ones to blame with the issue of violence in videogames. We need to stop pointing the finger at the smaller issue of video games which have been around for more then 20 years and look at issues such as safe parenting that need much more attention.