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Do Action Games Encourage Suicide?

CGM Writes: According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, suicide is the second leading cause of death amongst young people in Canada; the statistic is the same over in the United States. While there are a multitude of factors that can contribute to suicide, an American study released in January found that action category videogames can play a significant role in suicide ideation and attempt. The study, published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, found that individuals who played extensive hours of action games (which the researchers define as first-person shooter, fighting, sports, horror and crime/war-themed games) evidenced the highest Acquired Capability for Suicide, or A.C.S. This is defined in the study as traits (for example, a lowered fear of death and higher tolerance for both physical and emotional pain) that can both physically and mentally prepare one to make a lethal or non-lethal suicide attempt.

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ALowlyRock3149d ago (Edited 3149d ago )

Yeah, totally. I played a match in Halo the other day and got a negative K/D. I don't know if I can go on living anymore...

Peace_Love_and_FPS3149d ago (Edited 3149d ago )

I was once like you, tired, alone, a team that hated me. It was almost over, I was so close...

BF4 saved my life, I was getting .0~ in COD then I found the simple joy of DMRs. Proof that action games save lives.

Scatpants3149d ago

Don't you lose a kill if you suicide? Seems like a discouragement to me.

Aenea3149d ago

Hahahahahahaha..... Do stupid articles make you want to kill yourself???

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GTA V gets unsupported tag on Steam Deck, but Valve may be "working with Rockstar Games" to fix it

With BattlEye anti-cheat breaking GTA Online on the Steam Deck, backlash from fans may be answered as Valve says they're looking for a fix.

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GTA V on Android "runs great" as PC emulators improve massively

Rockstar's GTA V on Android is now possible as the Winlator PC emulator now runs the game without any issues on powerful phones.

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Rockstar Reportedly Adding Ray Tracing To GTA V PC Version, Datamine Finds

Rockstar Games is apparently adding ray tracing to the PC version of GTA V, based on the findings of a new datamine.

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Tacoboto5d ago

It would be about time. Throw us PC players a bone by doing this and finally putting out RDR1

PRIMORDUS5d ago

It looks amazing with mods: https://www.youtube.com/wat... But it's good to get something official.