Has Video Game Violence Jumped the Shark?

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Has Video Game Violence Jumped the Shark?

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Sep 26, 2023

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This week on Slightly Something Else, in light of the recent release of Mortal Kombat 1, Yahtzee and Marty discuss violence in modern games.

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Sep 26, 2023

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