The study is not saying that violent content doesn't affect gamers, but our research suggests that people are not drawn to playing violent games in order to feel aggressive,

from Singapore suggested that children who play violent games frequently were more likely to belive that hitting others was acceptable. This same study was also criticized for its inaccurate methods of data collection which including asking children to report their own feelings and actions.

If players feel thwarted by the controls or the design of the game, they can wind up feeling aggressive,

But a closer look at kids who played more hours of violent video games per week revealed increases in aggressive behavior and violent tendencies, compared to those who played fewer hours a week

The fine point of this continued debate, though, is that not all players of violent video games are destined to commit violent crimes.

if it was okay for a boy to strike a peer if that peer said something negative about him