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This is your brain on video games
June 23, 2005
Study shows the brain treats digital violence as if it's real. That doesn't mean gamers are gun-toting bullies.
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Senators target 'graphic' video games
November 30, 2005
Clinton and Lieberman call for a crackdown on sex and violence in video games, while another senator vows to target "indecency."
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Are violent video games really a problem?
August 2, 2006
Panelists and audience members at Siggraph discuss whether uproar is based in fact or a soapbox for politicians.
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News.com readers: The Bible, video games and violence
March 18, 2005
CNET News.com readers reacted en masse to Charles Cooper's Friday column "If video games kill, what about the Bible?"
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Violence in games stimulates brain for aggression
October 12, 2005
Watching fake violence makes blood flow to the part of the brain associated with aggression, a new study says.
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Illinois video game law challenged in court
July 26, 2005
As game makers sue to overturn a law restricting violent video games, politicians vote for an investigation of the "Grand Theft Auto" sex flap.
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Louisiana video game law put on hold
August 25, 2006
New restriction on sales of violent video games to minors is rendered unenforceable, for now, by preliminary injunction.
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Judge nixes Michigan law aimed at 'violent' games
April 4, 2006
State law restricting sale of video games deemed harmful to minors violates First Amendment, federal judge rules.
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When games get gory
February 22, 2005
Do violent video games make kids mean? Some lawmakers think so, and they're stepping up efforts to ban sales to juveniles. Images: Hot-button games
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Senate panel OKs video game study
March 9, 2006
In step toward future restrictions, legislation would fund major study on effects of video game, Net, TV and cell phone use.
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Why don't game developers get it?
October 7, 2005
Trash the alibis, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. It's time for the industry to take a long look in the mirror.
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What's behind the video game witch hunt?
June 13, 2005
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains who's driving the campaign against politically incorrect video games--and why.
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