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In recent times, numerous violent acts have been committed by children in America, and society found it necessary to immediately find the causes to such bewildering tragedies. Whether it was the media, parental neglect, mental or physical abuse, availability of guns, or violence on TV, parents and political officials had to find a scapegoat. So far the most sought after suspect of causing aggressive behavior in children has been videogames. With young children playing these …

…how they are overlooked. 7 Hateley, Trevor. Starsiege Tribes Review. 1/12/99 3D Gaming Magazine. Reviews the video game Starsiege Tribes and how it is mostly based on teamwork. 8 Cesarone, Bernard. Videogames and Children. 1994. Eric Digest http://ericeece.org/pubs/digests/1994/cesaro94.html The different views on videogames and why parents are fighting the industry 9 Rivera, Ricardo. Violence in Videogames: Another perspective. http://netdial.caribe.net/~orinoco/videogames.html A different view about video gaming and its pros.