Violence in video games is a topic that has always been talked about. Violent video games are said to be a major cause of many violent crimes. Due to the tremendous controversy over whether this is true or not, I decided to do my own research on this topic. In Mass Communication: Living in a Media World, Ralph E. Hanson questions whether video games are even considered a “mass medium” (247) and then comes to the conclusion that they are. Like Hanson, I also believe it is part of the mass media for various reasons. The reasons that lead me to this hypothesis are the regulations on video games, they all express different messages and bring a lot of money. Video games, just like movies and music, require regulations to be classified based on their content. Although the rules seem to be a little stricter with video games than they would be with movies and music. I always read and hear stories on the news that video games contribute to teen violence. But I'm not sure I can agree with this because wouldn't movies cause the same? Movies also contain violent substances that may be worse than video games, the only difference being that video games are more practical and movies are not. Yet films still show acts of violence and we never hear of anything that would lead a child or teenager to commit a crime. Even Steve Ogg, who is the voice of Trevor Phillips in “Grand Theft Auto,” says that “There's a lot of intense stuff out there. Video games are just an easy scapegoat." For me if anything “Violence exists because people exist” just as Jim Treacher says in an online article entitled “Video games (STILL) do not cause violence”. I honestly don't understand why all the blame goes to the video game industry.. .... middle of paper...... Debate. The game continues. Retrieved from http://www.examiner.com/article/gta-v-voice-actors-speak-out-on-video-game-violence-debateThierer, A.D. (2003, July 14). Video Game Regulation: Parents or Uncle Sam? Cato Institute. Retrieved from http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/regifying-video-games-parents-or-uncle-samTreacher, J. (2013, September 23). Video games (yet) do not cause violence. The DailyCaller. Retrieved from http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/23/video-games-still-do-not-cause-violence/Video Games and Age Restrictions: US and UK. Out-Law.Com. (2008, April). Retrieved from http://www.out-law.com/page-5810 Violent Video Games and Youth. Harvard Health Publications. (2010, October). Retrieved from http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Mental_Health_Letter/2010/October/violent-video-games-and-young-people