I’m specifically addressing whether or not violent games and media can result in violent behavior, I’m leaving the gun issue out of the equation. My point is not so that violent games and media (movies, tv shows, youtube, etc) cause violent behavior but more the environment, parenting, and other influences in the…

Maybe I did a poor job explaining but that’s basically my point. I think violent videogames/media can be a contribution to violent behavior based on the other influences in the individuals life. If someone has negative influences and situations in their life and they play violent videogames they’ll most likely have a…

Maybe so but that doesn’t mean stricter gun laws shouldn’t be implemented. It seems like in a lot of these shootings the individuals had gun license and aquired their weapons legally. Maybe with stricter laws they are able to aquire guns regardless or maybe they’ll resort to other types of weapons but we won’t know…

unfortunately even if Trump does “go away” Pence replaces Trump and he could possibly be worse when it comes to his ideas and plans.

Yup but that person isn’t choosing to use the gun because of a videogame they played. And you are right that it’s on the person, which is why stricter gun laws will help prevent these people from getting guns in the first place. A lot of states need to step up it’s game when it comes to getting a gun license. When…

It’s absolutely ridiculous. I wouldn’t doubt that violent videogames and media can have a negative effect on people, especially the developing mind of a child, but for it to get to the point of real violence, especially something as severe and serious as shooting up a school, there’s going to be far more negative…

Agree but even if you do buy games day one there are so many ways now days to get a discount at launch that most gamers should be able to buy a game at launch and avoid paying full price. I can’t remember the last time I paid the full $60 for a game on release between the Best Buy Gamer Club, Amazon Prime discount,…

Just further evidence of why you should wait to buy games. Epecially ones that receive a bunch of added content post release, such as fighting games. It’s basically pointless to buy a game full price at launch these days.

I was thinking the same thing. Unless I’m missing the point this seems to be an issue only for people that mainly rely on Netflix as a means to watch movies and TV shows. For the rest of us there is still ondemand (or whatever cable provider a person might have), Hulu, Amazon Prime, Red Box, Vudu, illegal pirating…

Learn something new everyday. The more you know. Also made me lose interest in reading Miller’s AllStar Batman. Guess I’ll stick with Scott Snyder’s run. Appreciate the explanation.

This actually might be my biggest issue with the film now that I think about it. If they went full camp with the movie I probably would have enjoyed it more but the movie had conflicting tones trying to be both campy and serious. Considering this was suppose to be the movie to connect the universe I would have…

What exactly was the twist though? The guy near the beginning, Stabler (I think), basically laid out the plot and it happened exactly as he said. It just felt lazy to me. Dimensional rift, random weird things happen, and there are no monsters on Earth.At the end my thought was “that’s it?” I thought there would…

I also got Event Horizon vibes but it kinda made me wish I was watching Event Horizon instead. It didn’t match the level of horror that Event Horizon had and I would have liked for Cloverfield Paradox to take itself a little more serious. If it was it’s own separate movie I might have enjoyed it more but seeing as…

“Batman’s entire arc in BvS is that he’s essentially gone off the deep end and watching him step back from it.”

Why Crazy Steve? Lol

You’re right but I think it gets a bit of a pass because of the time the movie came out. Superhero movies were uncommon back then and, at the time, people felt the Burton movies were dark and serious (to an extent). Back then the only reference points were the Adam West Batman and the Reeve’s Superman so I think…

That’s only part of it. the original was an Xbox 360 exclusive and that was arguably the peak of the series so I don’t see that as a major factor. I think the oversaturation of zombies in gaming and media is a bigger factor. When the first game came out it was it was unlike any Zombie game to come before it. A…

Not sure about a full blown crash but we are certainly in the middle of a major change to the gaming industry. Gaming as many of us know it is changing. We are seeing it already. A ton of focus on mobile games (anyone with a phone or tablet owns a gaming device) and free to play style games. Microtransactions, of…

“Or maybe zombies are finally coming to the end of their current popularity”

Is it even worth it to make another Dead Rising game? I don’t know how well the last couple of releases sold but the popularity of the franchise seems to be low right now. Don’t see people getting hyped for another sequel.