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Games are a way that people of all agaes play to occupy their time but, are they getting too violent?

Video game industries are taking a lot of heat from parents. Today's most popular video games include gore, strong language, violence and sexual content. Despite the fact that game makers/producers tried to but a age restriction on certain video games minors still manage to get their hands on them. People start to question the psychological affects of video games and children. There are always two sides to a story so I will be, of course, in the middle.

Pros:
-Playing of violent video games are allowing the youth to be able to express their aggression as well as establishing teamwork skills, without the cause of any physical harm to others. It also helps them relax.
-The players understand the difference between reality and fantasy. And they are not likely emulating what the violence they see in the video game in their real lives.
-The youth are learning the rules and gives them the opportunity to know the consequences that upholds violent actions. It is allowing them to experience and to feel the effects of war, death and violence without getting any real consequences.
-Each player has an increase in their control level as well as helping them regulate the player’s emotional state while they are playing.

Cons:
-There is decentralizing of the players to violence which happens in real- life thus increases the behavior of aggressiveness of the players.
-There is an increase in the number of bullying reports in schools as well as around the environment.
-There are times that these players are seeking happiness and pleasure by causing pain and hurt to other people.
-They are some what likely to do what they see in the violent video games in real- life.
-Violent video games, is one of the factors seen as the possible cause of high shooting incidents in schools.
-They are becoming more addicting and causing strange behaviors.

What do you guys think?