Critics 
have long complained that video games are responsible for behavioral problems in children. But a new study is arguing otherwise.
An examination of 11,000 children by the University of Glasgow has concluded that playing games has no impact on a child’s behavior, even when the child plays those games at a very young age.
It’s been a relatively quiet past few years for developers who focus 
on action games. Sales have been solid, while media hysteria about the genre has been, for the most part, muted. The heyday of finger-pointing and uninformed accusations could be about to resurface, though. While Jack Thompson is less a force of nature than he used to be (both legally and with mainstream outlets, who seem less inclined to put him on air), the elements of a perfect storm are brewing to put first-/third-person shooters back in an uncomfortable media spotlight.
Chris Morris: Journalist 