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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?

**possible trigger warning**
I've been through a lot of crap in my life that I'd rather like to forget (haven't we all after a few decades, though?). As a very young child I began to suffer physical and emotional abuse at the hands of my own family. My older brother, who was supposed to be my protector, beat me every day from the time I was 6 until I was 15. I'm not talking about hair-pulling and teasing. I'm talking about countless black eyes, busted lips, bruises everywhere, a dislocated jaw (3 times), and several occurances of pissing blood. It was so bad that everyday was a waking nightmare spent in fear of the next time a fist comes hurtling down into my face or stomach or back. No one gave a damn. My parents were never there and when they were they were beating my a** as well (belts, wire coat hangers, extension cords and one very memorable experience of having a skateboard flung at my head). They were supposed to protect me and didn't seem to see a problem with having a child that's face is constantly black and blue. At 12 I suffered year long sexual abuse (rape, sodomy) from a family friend that was living with us. I was screwed up. I didn't even know for a long time that this wasn't how all families acted. When I got away at 15 I had such a hard time dealing with it all that I tried to commit suicide and was institutionalized for a little while to keep from hurting myself. But that was a long time ago. About 16 years, anyway. I still suffer from PTSD and major trust issues but my life is better than it ever has been. I have a family (husband, kids) and they are my life. They saved me from myself, in a way.
I heard recently (from an in-law) that people who go through things like that are damaged and basically worthless. That we all end up as drug addicts or prostitutes or abusers ourselves. It made me very upset because I am none of these things. I've tried very hard to be a decent person and leave my past in the past.
Do you think that I am an exception to this? Is it really that impossible to be a good person after all of that? Anything you'd have to say, I'd like to hear. Any comments will be much appreciated.