Quake Linked to Violent Behavior![]() The tests included exhaustive surveys of hundreds of avid gamers ranging from ages 15-35. Among those interviewed, gamers who were fond of Quake were rated as being the most "hostile and emotionally disturbed." According to the survey: 56% find "The Three Stooges" hilarious 60% angrily swat at mosquitoes when stung 64% give "the finger" and swear viciously when cut off by another motorist 79% violently kick vending machines that malfunction 87% savagely eat the heads of chocolate bunnies first "The new evidence is startling," said Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a long-time advocate of censorship and regulation in the entertainment industry. "It proves that violent videogames like Quake are dangerous to our well-being and should therefore be subject to government intervention." Lieberman was then escorted back to the Florida Mental Health Institute. |
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