This page will discuss the longest-running controversy in the video game industry, violence in video games.

As you can see, video games have had a very long history of controversy. Many politicians, officials, and parents believe that violent games cause violence and aggression in children. On the other hand, many other people, including virtually every gamer believes that it is the opposite, that video games due not lead to violence or aggression, instead can have a relaxing effect to them.

The is a very dividing topic, with many studies throughout the years trying to find any correlation between game violence and real-world violence. Many of these studies have found that there is no direct correlation between the two. In fact, according to recent studies, while then number of youth and teenagers that play games are growing, youth crime rate is decreasing.