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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Common Sense Media says 16. There are studies that show heavy gaming with FPS games are emotionally desensitizing. [/quote]

No there aren't. Almost every study like that, as well as ones that have linked video games to violence, have been debunked. No study has proven a real world correlation between games and violence or games and reaction to real world brutality. Those that have showed that games have an effect on the user show physiological effects (stress) only.[/quote]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111012124019.htm

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Not sure this proves what you think it does. There was less response in the part of the brain that triggers fear and aggression-- which  may mean while desensitization occurs at a slightly higher level, aggression and fear occurs slightly less frequently.

Secondly, these were people in their 20s and 30s with differently brain structure than children.

[b]Thirdly, they played 15 hours a week, much more than the average child will or should play a week.[/b]

Finally, there are no real world connections to people who play violent video games being more prone to violence or less empathetic to real pain. None. [/quote]

You realize kids get an average of 7 hours of screen time a day?  15 hours in a week is nothing compared to the amount of kids spend in front of a screen.

OP, I wouldn't get this game for an 8 year old.[/quote]

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