JOYSTICK WARRIORS 

When thinking of the connection between violence and video games I am on the fence. There are arguments that participating in the violent video creates violence in the real word and a more want for them but from what I have witnessed from my brother and friends that I have who play violent video games, I have not seen this. My brother was not aloud to play these types of games until he was 13 because of the graphics and violence, when he began playing these games I did not witness an increase in aggressive behavior. In fact, I think he was more rough with others when younger. 

I did some research and there were many articles that were pros and cons of these beliefs but one that stuck out to me was "Violent Video Games Create Aggression, but Do They Cause Kids to Commit Crimes?"  by Giovanna Albanese Jr. It listed different psychological studies that each had different results. One study stated that there is no real single risk factor that leads to violence, it is a build up. For instance when interviewing school shooters they stated a list of illnesses that the shooter carried, as well as participating in violent video games. This links to my view on violent video games, I think you should know who your kid is as a person and what age you allow them to engage in these games 

http://www.healthline.com/health-news/violent-video-games-create-aggression-but-they-do-cause-kids-to-commit-081415#3