I don't beleive that playing violent games makes you violent, the violence already exists , murder and social violence is not a symptom of only modern society - I'm sure Jack the ripper didn't have a playstation.
What you have to think about is why these games are so appealling, I enjoy playing violent video games, i don't beleive that I am acting out any secret fantasy and if GTA was a game with bad playability it's sales figures would be no where near as high. But i agree with ART that the subject of the games have little redeeming values, too much media is pumped out with little or no consideration to societal implications, we are surrounded by sex and violence pretty much everywhere through the mechanisms of the media - it's lowest common denominator stuff and it's pretty insulting to our intelligence. The media construct of signs and symbols provide the framework through which society communicates it's values.
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