We’re still looking for the cure for the video game “high” – LaPetitePelle records iGamesNews.com – #481

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As France suffers the brunt of a major period of unrest inevitably reminiscent of the riots of 2005 and 2007, the government is working on all fronts to calm the situation. The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, is therefore obliged to speak to his ministers and hold several crisis meetings. It was precisely during one of these, on June 30th to be precise, that our French President made remarks that revived an old refrain that had, however, calmed down for a while. “One has the impression that young people live on the streets, they are intoxicated by video games,” Emmanuel Macron said at the meeting.

No need to paint you a picture, here the subtext is clear: video games cause riots, video games dumb people down, video games make people violent. Very ironic on the part of Emmanuel Macron, who every year congratulates the streamers and streamers of Zevent, he who invited various e-sports players to the Elysée, he who announced the creation of the Trackmania and Counter-Strike events in France, he who the streamer Zerator wanted to award the Medal of Merit. Words that didn’t anger gamers from all over France for nothing, even if some thought it was a joke: “It’s true that since I’ve been playing Minecraft, I’ve felt an irrepressible desire to cut down forests en masse!” we can read on Twitter. We’ve seen these remarks about video games aplenty since the start of the 21st century. In early 2023, a journalist quipped on the matter, asking, “Do we get extra points if we shoot a pregnant woman?” These comments bury all the efforts millions of gamers around the world have made to break down prejudice against video games. One gets the impression that these words will never stop, no matter what action is taken. This is also an opportunity to remind you that if video games don’t make you violent, video game addiction is very real, it’s all a matter of parenting, and you need to balance your playtime. Further!

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