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Hitler would have been influenced by violent video games say researchers

Adolf Hitler, maniacal dictator of Nazi Germany and murderer of millions, would almost certainly have been influenced by violent video games had they existed, it has emerged.

In yet another blow for the much-maligned industry, researchers at the University of Cambridge, England, have confirmed that had controversial video games such as Grand Theft Auto 4, Saints Row: The Third and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 been available in the 1930s, Hitler’s reign of terror would have been significantly more brutal.

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Hellsvacancy4140d ago (Edited 4140d ago )

I REALLY hope whoever didnt get paid to come up with that, what a moron

Neckbear4140d ago

Oh come on, it was kinda amusing.

ProjectVulcan4139d ago (Edited 4139d ago )

Everyone knows Hitler doesn't care about COD or GTA, his fave game is Meincraft.

EddieNX 4139d ago

@Vulcan project- You deserve some sort of oscar for your comment.

MmaFan-Qc4139d ago

i guess Hitler was inspired by the dangerous and brainwashing evil CLASSICAL MUSIC!!!!

we should ban music and erase all trace of Richard Wagner work to prevent other hate crimes and genocides.

Damn you classical music, DAAAMMMMNNNN YOOOOUUUU!!!!!!!!!

/s

kneon4139d ago (Edited 4139d ago )

It's obvious the Wagner is an evil influence, look what it did to Elmer Fudd

Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit! :)

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dedicatedtogamers4140d ago

Yeah, he probably WOULD have been influenced by videogames....

...and he would have been so desensitized and placated that he would've sat in his Mom's basement playing CoD: Belgium At War and would have never started the Nazi party.

HarryMasonHerpderp4139d ago

This is satire before people start going crazy lol.

ZombieNinjaPanda4139d ago

Terrible article. Why? Because it's blatant sarcasm, to people that are smart. The people who think video games are causing violence aren't smart. Therefore using something as advanced as sarcasm, they won't understand it and they'll just think you're agreeing with them and being serious.

eatcrayons4139d ago

Something like Poe's law right? A sufficiently advanced parody is indistinguishable from actual fundamentalist bullshit?

ZombieNinjaPanda4139d ago

Correct! But does Poe's law apply to people that are essentially stupid?

rainslacker4139d ago

At least we can laugh at them when they use this as proof in the future. You know it's coming.

LackTrue4K4139d ago

"and some developers would of been influenced by Hitler"

zerocrossing4139d ago

Have you heard of EA? lol I kid... well a little, maybe.

zerocrossing4139d ago

Still waiting on that "If Hitler were a gamer he would have played ???" article....

GribbleGrunger4139d ago (Edited 4139d ago )

Good lord, what will they think of next? I'm not beyond discussion on the subject of whether video games do or don't influence 'some' people, but this is absolute nonsense; although it could (and probably is, 'hopefully'), a tongue in cheek jab at the naysayers.

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iamnsuperman4140d ago (Edited 4140d ago )

There is way to much no stated in the article about the study to really past judgement. A source link would be much appreciated

digitalscrutiny4139d ago

I'm pretty certain it is a joke about the way everyone blames videogames for everything.

TheFinalEpisode4140d ago (Edited 4140d ago )

Pics or it wouldn't have happened!

ZeroChaos4139d ago

You know people are desperate to discredit games when they have to bring him into the mix.

cyclindk4139d ago (Edited 4139d ago )

It's official... video games caused the Holocaust, yet... we still.. buy them.

Also, if nothing else, (without commenting on the ludicrous claims made by this study) it proves that WITHOUT video games, something like the Holocaust and all the other atrocities of this world have and still occur on a daily basis.

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Famous actor loves Helldivers 2 and wants to play General Brasch in movie adaptation

A famous actor from Starship Troopers has showered praise on Helldivers 2 and said he is open to the idea of playing General Brasch.

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Keoken Interactive lays off majority of team after failing to find funding at GDC

Deliver Us Mars developer Keoken Interactive has laid off the majority of its staff after struggling to secure funding …

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mastershredder3d ago

The industry model and standards and who's in place to approve/disapprove have changed ^ what Keoken is feeling now is much like the Mobile burst 15 years ago. Expect more to come out of your own finances. Investors are treating games like movies and now (thank$ a lot for involving yourself hollywood) only the big (and money blind) investors get involved, effectively killing a lot of content that would come out with proper non-gate-kept and/or with incentivized funding.

Markdn3d ago

And when you only make a fraction of your games worth on gamepass you suffer

Tacoboto3d ago

Palworld and Manor Lords are so suffering.

RiseNShine3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Sorry but i couldn't care less, Deliver us Mars was as woke game as they come, climate change disaster, all female cast plus only a comic relief indian guy (it takes only 5 minutes into the game for the main female character to say how smart she is compared to the guy), evil white guys, ugly females, then add generic gameplay and puzzles (how many times do you have to cut things with a laser for gods sake), you can't change anything in how the events develop so 0 agency in the story, sub par graphics even while using UE4. So well, go woke go broke, that's how it works.

Miacosa2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

That stinks but with a 68 average critic rating on their games probably made it difficult for people to invest considering there is a bloat of games getting made these days.

ROCKY282d ago

You guys will be back with team strength and funding !

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PS5 Was The Market Leader In Unit & Dollar Sales For Q1 2024 And March In US

Mat Piscatella of analyst firm Circana has revealed that the PS5 was the market leader in North America for both unit and dollar sales during not only March 2024, but the first quarter of the year as a whole.

Writing on Twitter, Piscatella revealed that spending for video game hardware in February 2024 dropped 32% in comparison to the same period last year, totalling $391 million. In addition, spending for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch each fell a minimum of 30% year-on-year.

Cacabunga3d ago

What will happen when Sony announce a new Uncharted, Killzone, Tsushima or Horizon ..

ChronoJoe3d ago

Ah yes, Killzone that'll light the world on fire.

I'm joking but I do wish it were likely or more popular.

shinoff21833d ago

I'd rather an upgrade over some fps personally. Like a true rpg not some action game with a couple of rpg lite mechanics in it.

Jingsing3d ago

To be fair Sony usually know when to let a franchise go dormant, They gave Killzone over 6 different games and it never reached that summit. You end up in a situation like Microsoft if you just keep hammering out Halo and Gears and Forza etc. Microsoft should be smart enough to let them games go.

Demetrius3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

I thoroughly enjoy my open world games, but highest interest will always be the shooter genre lol it's just something about a good well crafted shooter with lore to it something like the Max payne series

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ravens522d ago

Lmao. Perfect example of the denial.

Hofstaderman3d ago

But PS5 and Switch still outsells XBOX embarrassingly even with overall consoles sales decline.

Giga_Gaia3d ago

At this point, I think PS5 and Switch sell more in one month than Xbox does in an entire quarter...

Ironmike3d ago

Stop being sad mt just enjoy ur console of choice and just accept there's not only ps5 in the world

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Elda3d ago

This is not surprising in the slightest. The song will continue to remain the same.

romulus233d ago

And in other news wet is water.

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