There is a popular myth that playing video games causes people (especially kids) to become violent. Supposedly, killing in a video game will incite people to kill in real life. This is, of course, completely untrue. It is a story that has been perpetuated mainly by conservative groups, and it is really no different from the moral panic that led to the Motion Picture Production Code in the 1930s. While there may be some interesting discourse to be had regarding the role of violence in video games and how it is portrayed, there is no evidence that it can lead to violence.