Video games and music are not to blame for mass violence 

The 80s and 90s are back as people in power try to blame heavy metal and video games for mass violence. This time, the stakes have never been higher. Both the American President and the Democratic frontrunner have spoken out on the recent gun violence in America, and each have offered up video games as a reason for the derangement and radicalization of the terrorist in El Paso. The Dayton shooter’s actions have been ascribed to hardcore music. Despite a desire and a need to localize blame, these incriminations are misplaced.

Kotaku, like much of the gaming press, has been scapegoating video games for mass shootings even before Trump said a word. He’s simply following their lead because they set the narrative. https://t.co/zUuahsRxGf

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