Article updated: 12/24/2012 5:58 AM

Video-game makers face scrutiny over violence after killings

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This undated publicity image released by Activision shows soldiers and terrorists battling in the streets of Yemen in a scene from the video game, ìCall of Duty: Black Ops II.î Video-game violence has come under increased scrutiny after the killing of 26 people, including 20 children, in a Connecticut elementary school last week.

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Video-game makers and retailers are facing growing pressure from Washington and advocacy groups concerned about possible links between violent games and tragedies like the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. A bill introduced this week by U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller directs the National Academy of Sciences to examine whether violent games and programs lead children to act aggressively, the West Virginia Democrat said in a statement.