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House Minority Leader Pelosi Defends Video Games

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was a guest on the Chris Wallace’s FOX show were he stated “that more research on video games is not needed because the link to violent behavior is obvious, Pelosi pushed back: “the evidence… says that in Japan, for example,… they have the most violent games than the rest and the lowest mortality from guns.”

Pelosi may be referring to an oft-cited study by Max Fisher of the Washington Post which compared per capita video game spending to gun murders in 10 different countries. Japan did indeed have a very low rate of gun deaths, but the really striking examples were South Korea and the Netherlands, where video game spending far outpaced the other countries yet gun murders remained well under 0.5 per 100,000 people. By comparison, U.S. video game spending was below the average, but our gun murders were over 3 per 100,000, statistical light years from any other country in the study.

It is nice to see someone look at all the evidence before just blasting media without looking into everything.

http://cbldf.org/2013/02/pelosi-rejects-link-between-video-games-and-violence/

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Dragon’s Dogma Video Game Trailer

CAPCOM Europe has released the trailer for the upcoming Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen video game on their official YouTube channel.  Take a look and see if it might be of interest to add to you video game collections.  The release dates for Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen are April 23 in North America, April 25 in Japan, and April 26 in Europe.

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Pokemon Gates of Infinity Trailer

Nintendo began streaming a trailer for the upcoming Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates of Infinity 3DS game.  Pokemon is like the old standard and might be one to consider picking up for your gaming collection.  It will be available in the North American market on March 24.

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Still Outcry on Video Games

More are getting on the band wagon against video games, this time its Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA).  This happened with the comic book medium in the 1950’s.  Excerpts from the article by Betsy Gomez follows:

The Hill reported on Grassley’s comments, during which Grassley mentioned Call of Duty: Modern Warfare specifically because Anders Behring Breivik, the Norway mass shooter, cited the game as a training tool. During his statement, Grassley asked, “Where is the artistic value in shooting innocent civilians?” He further stated that he shared Vice President Biden’s disbelief in manufacturer claims that video games do not have an impact on real world violence.

Scientific evidence does not support Grassley’s (or Vice President Biden’s) conclusion. The Washington Post‘s Max Fisher recently looked at the statistics related to gun violence in the countries with the highest rate of violent video game usage and found that the United States was a statistical outlier in a trend that actually shows a slight decrease in gun violence as per capita video game usage increases. Further, Kotaku examined 25 years of video game research, looking at both sides of the argument in an article that ultimately supports the idea that there is a lack of scientific evidence supporting a link between violent video games and gun violence.

http://cbldf.org/2013/02/another-senator-blames-video-games-for-violence/

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Soul Sacrifice Trailer

The PlayStation Japan YouTube channel has begun streaming the trailer for the PlayStation Vita game, Soul Sacrifice.  This might be one that you want to consider for your video gaming collections.  It will be available in Japan March 7, North America April 30, and Europe May 1.

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More Pokemon to Catch Later this Year

Nintendo has announced that this coming October Pokemon X & Y will be released worldwide for the Nintendo 3DS.  Gamers will have to wait patiently for this game, but above is images of the three new Pokemon that will be introduced with this game.  Thanks to YouTube through AnimeNews Network for the following trailer:

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Gamers Get Naruto Anouncement but have to Wait

Namco Bandai Games has begun streaming the trailer for the North American release of Naruto: Powerful Shippuden, for the Nintendo 3DS system.  However, gamers have to wait until December to own the North American release.  Thanks to Namco, through YouTube, for the following trailer:

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Fire Emblem Trailer

Nintendo has announced that Fire Emblem Awakening will be available in the United States for the 3DS System beginning February 4.  Thanks to AnimeNews Network for the info. and the following trailer: