98% games surveyed, agrression went unpunished
More than half the games the perpetrators were rewarded for their aggressive actions
78% of violent interactions in first ten mins of game play featured lethal violence
78% of violent action was shown up close and in detail
Almost 1/2 of VG segments featured humor
Only 10 % of all video game perpetrators possessed good or prosocial qualities
source: Popular Video Games: Quantifying the presentation of Violence and its Context 2003
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