Violence.
Here are some major incidents that the media speculated were linked to video games:
- Westside Middle School massacre
- Columbine High School massacre
- Virginia Tech massacre
- Sandy Hook elementary school shooting
These tragedies had extreme media coverage that placed at least some importance on naming an enemy to blame for the events that took place. In every case, video games were one of the candidates for the role of villain. Although it may be possible that there is a link between video games and violence, studies have not shown significant causation. In fact, it is more probable that other factors actually influenced the violent actions taken place.