Video Game News

• U.S. delays some tariffs amid trade war with China
  
  Wall Street reacted instantly to news the president was temporarily backing off of new tariffs on some Chinese goods. Now, items like cell phones, laptops and video game consoles, won't be taxed until December. Weijia Jiang explains.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 13 Aug 2019.
• Xbox's Phil Spencer: Video game streaming 'years and years' away from being mainstream - CNET
  
  The future is coming, but not as quickly as you might expect, according to the head of Microsoft's Xbox division.
  CNET.  Monday, 12 Aug 2019.
• No evidence that violent video games are causing mass shootings, despite politicians' claims
  
  After two shooting massacres last weekend, some politicians are turning to a familiar scapegoat: video games. There's no evidence of a link.
  CNBC.  Friday, 9 Aug 2019.
• ABC, ESPN delay video game tourney broadcast after shootings
  
  The X Games Apex Legends tournament won't air this weekend amid controversy over the link between games and violence
  CBS News.  Friday, 9 Aug 2019.
• Walmart removes displays for violent video games still on U.S. store shelves
  
  Walmart is removing signs, displays or videos that depict violence from its stores following a mass shooting at its eastern El Paso, Texas, location, during which 22 were killed.
  CBC News.  Friday, 9 Aug 2019.
• Walmart is taking displays of violent video games out of stores following El Paso shooting
  
  Following two deadly shootings at Walmart stores this summer, the company is taking displays of violent video games out of stores.
  CNBC.  Friday, 9 Aug 2019.
• Walmart to remove violent video game displays, signs: Report
  
  While the country grapples with what causes mass shootings Walmart said it is removing some video game displays from its stores, according to a new report.
  ABC News.  Friday, 9 Aug 2019.
• Leadership And Leveling Up At Blizzard Entertainment With Rachelle Davis
  
  Rachelle Davis, a Senior Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment, has had an impressive career working on some of the most popular video games on the market.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 7 Aug 2019.
• Video Game Company Level Ex Will Create Health Simulations for Space
  
  On Wednesday, Level Ex announced that it received a year-long grant from the Translational Research Institute for Space Health to create simulations of human health in space.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 7 Aug 2019.
• The Link Between Video Games And Mass Shootings Deserves A Second Look
  
  Nearly all major mass shootings have been perpetrated by gamers
  Daily Caller.  Tuesday, 6 Aug 2019.
• No, there's still no link between video games and violence
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - Do video games trigger violent behavior? Scientific studies have found no link. But the persistent theory is back in the headlines following the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas , on Saturday. ...
  Washington Times.  Tuesday, 6 Aug 2019.
• Hillary takes on Donald Trump's focus on mental illness and video games as driver of mass shootings
  
  Hillary Clinton made a pitch for gun control Monday, taking on President Trump's contention that video games and mental issue were driving a spate of U.S. mass shootings.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 5 Aug 2019.
• Ex-Rep. Bob Barr: Study Video Games for Mass Shooting Links
  
  Democrats will not acknowledge the role video games might have in gun violence, according to former Rep. Bob Barr, R-Ga.
  Newsmax.  Monday, 5 Aug 2019.
• Trump Suggests Regulating Video Games In Wake Of Mass Shootings
  
  Also suggests increasing monitoring of Internet and social media
  Daily Caller.  Monday, 5 Aug 2019.
• Mass shootings: Trump's five solutions to combat 'monstrous evil'
  
  The president blames the internet and video games and says "mental illness pulls the trigger, not the gun."
  BBC News.  Monday, 5 Aug 2019.

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