Video game violence 2015-01-05 17:42:44.607884+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments Journal of Communication: Does Media Violence Predict Societal Violence? It Depends on What You Look at and When. Long-term US study finds no links between violent video games and youth violence: The researchers concluded that the current media narrative may "distract society from more pressing concerns such as poverty and education". Yep. You wanna look at violence, look at poverty.