Trump to meet with game industry members to discuss violent games

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At a press briefing today, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced Donald Trump will have a chat with game industry members next week regarding violent video games.

According to the announcement, Trump will meet with representatives of the game industry next week to discuss school safety and gun violence.

“The President has met with a number of stakeholders,” Sanders said in the briefing regarding gun violence. “Next week he’ll also be meeting with members of the video game industry to see what they can do on that front as well.

“This is going to be an ongoing process, and something we don’t expect to happen overnight.”




Last week, President Trump commented violent video games and movies had possible roles to play in school shootings. His comment was made the week after a mass shooting took place at a Parkland, Florida high school.

This won’t be the first time, nor the last we imagine, an elected official in a higher office has met with the game industry over what’s considered violent games. In 2013, Vice President Joe Biden met with game industry members after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Biden discussed violent video game research with members of the meeting. Video game representatives included the Entertainment Software Association’s president Michael Gallagher, former EA CEO John Riccitiello, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, ZeniMax CEO Robert Altman, ex-Epic Games president Mike Capps, and representatives from Activision and Take-Two.

Earlier that year, former President Obama tasked the Center for Disease Control with studying the causes of violent behavior, and asked that Congress “fund research into the effects violent video games have on young minds.”

Many politicians over the years have pointed the finger at what’s deemed violent regarding video games. Even a certain blowhard who shall not be named, sent a mean letter to a certain game publisher’s mother over his company publishing violent games.

But, no peer-reviewed study has ever demonstrated a direct causative link between violent media and violent actions, according to UKIE boss Jo Twist. Many other studies have been conducted over years since, and more will be conducted in the future we imagine.

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HobsPosted:

War games are probably the best games I've played, blood and gore is what we need

CraigPosted:

Taylor We obviously don't need blood and gore games, look at Fortnite, successful as hell. Let's just make all our shooters cartoony looking from now own. :kappa:


For Fortnite it works, but you put a war game with actual graphics, blood and gore make it better. Why tf would i want every damn game to look the same.

hootPosted:

Taylor We obviously don't need blood and gore games, look at Fortnite, successful as hell. Let's just make all our shooters cartoony looking from now own. :kappa:


This is the most blank statement I have ever seen on TTG. Congrats.

TaylorPosted:

We obviously don't need blood and gore games, look at Fortnite, successful as hell. Let's just make all our shooters cartoony looking from now own. :kappa:

tO0tPosted:

how can this be related to video games? The gun laws need to be changed plain and simple. As a Canadian I don't understand why it's so difficult. You don't need to be able to carry a side arm on your belt into a grocery store ffs.

XboxPosted:

Yea lets just go with E for everyone. Really trying to use violent video games as an excuse for this atrocious act.

hootPosted:

Tentacion Why blame video games why not blame everything else we see violent stuff on


Videogames should not be blamed correct but most games put out violence and are focused on a much younger audience. I think this is such a stupid matter that shouldn't even be talked about.

CraigPosted:

Aced Focus should be more on mental health. Instead of blaming shit like this for the problem. Ive played violent games my whole life and never thought once about shooting someone.


They are always searching to shift the blame to easier targets, so they can bury it. It's annoying that they don't tackle it head on and actually achieve something.

AcedPosted:

Focus should be more on mental health. Instead of blaming shit like this for the problem. Ive played violent games my whole life and never thought once about shooting someone.

C4Posted:

Tentacion Why blame video games why not blame everything else we see violent stuff on


Videos games are a easy subject to blame violence since there are plenty of violent video games to play which makes it an easy target


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