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[–] [email protected] 88 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Wait the “violent video game” is Among Us?!?!

WT actual F

[–] agamemnonymous 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I think they interviewed people in his circles, and I think a friend flippantly noticed it was kinda ironic that they played Among Us with someone who went on to actually assassinate someone, and now the media is twisting that into the standard "video games cause violence" bugbear.

[–] Sixtyforce 4 points 4 days ago

He had some shitty friends if they yap to the media.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Wait until the media hears about Garry's Mod

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It could be in this very room! It could be NBA 2024! It could be Red Dead Redemption 2! It could even be-

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

WWE 2024! 🎺🎺🎺🎺

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

You can't argue that it's violent, but it's like Tom and Jerry Violent

News Outlets are dead to me.