Provides a brief history of violent video games and discusses potential negative effects of violent video games.  Also provides models and theories relating to the effects of Media Violence.

Thoughtful discussion of violence in video games.  Also offers a comparison to violence in other forms of media.  In particular, there is a rich discussion on why violent video games may have less of an impact on youths than other forms of media, and why video games may have a more ruinous impact than other media.