PARENTS are being warned not to let their children play a controversial new computer war game following research suggesting that it makes teenagers more aggressive.
Dave Sharrock, an assistant head teacher at De La Salle School, has written to parents to express his concerns about the impact of Call of Duty: Black Ops on their children’s behaviour and performance in class.
The over-18-rated game, which has made headlines around the world because of its very violent content, allows players to kill both soldiers and civilians, including children, at will in a very life-like set of scenarios.
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