Are Violent Video Games Affecting the Young Generation?

In today's world many people all around the globe are becoming video game addicts. They play everything of games starting from arcade games to 3D action games, PSP and Xbox 360 platform games. Some of them are very much violent in nature. And they depict lot of blood in the games. So the problem here is these violent video games really changing the younger generation's mind and affecting their overall behavior. This question is seriously affecting the health of our society.

But some people who play action violent games do not believe in it. They simply say that it is up to you to decide what kind of game you want to play and so it is totally in your control. And they have some suggestions for the younger generation who wants to play these kind of games. These suggestions are also very useful for the parents of these kids. The given suggestions are:

1) Every game has its own genre. Some games are family oriented while others are adventurous and action oriented. The people who are playing these kinds of games should understand that games are just the part of the entertainment and they should remain purely as an entertainment media. Any violence depicting in the games are purely made for the entertainment purpose and not meant for the real life implementation. You should enjoy playing the games and after playing it you should totally forget the violent part of the game which is the best for your mind to remain uncluttered from those actions.

2) The parents play the major role in advocating their kids while playing the games. They should follow the rating system provided on the game covers. There are basically three types of ratings available for the video games viz.