The 10 Most Ridiculous Things Blamed On Video Games

Poor Athlete Performances

In 2008, England failed to qualify for the Euro 2008 championships, as goalie Robert Green cited numerous theories on why the team lost. In his own words: “We would have the best team if we could go into every household and throw away every PlayStation, Xbox and video game.” Ha. Did it ever occur that the team just wasn’t playing up to its potential or maybe skipped one too many practices? Just a suggestion.

Increase in Rape

Epic Games came under heavy fire as Fox News accused the developer’s first-person shooter, BulletStorm, of being one of the many videogames responsible for an increase in the incidence of rape. The main concern came over the game’s skill sets. “Skill Shots” ties the game’s ugly, graphic violence into explicit sex acts, where as “Topless” means cutting a player in half and “Gang Bang” leads to the execution of multiple enemies. “The increase in rapes can be attributed in large part to the playing out of [sexual] scenes in video games,” says Carole Lieberman, a psychiatrist and book author. Out of all the sexually explicit games on the market, BulletStorm serves as the primarily influencer for converting your average civilian into a rapist? Please. We’ve seen much worse from a ‘70s American exploitation-horror film.