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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 88 points 5 days ago (3 children)

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

WT actual F

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 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@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

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

Wait until the media hears about Garry's Mod

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 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-

WWE 2024! 🎺🎺🎺🎺

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 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.