top of page
BitBytesLogo_1400x1400.jpg

EPISODE 16

VIOLENCE IN GAMING

We take a close look at the Wolfenstein, DOOM, and Call of Duty franchises for answers to moral questions.

We found some truth in Subnautica, Splatoon, and an old Xbox commercial.

LISTEN NOW

Ep 16: Violence in Gaming - Bit Bytes
00:00 / 00:00

WOLFENSTEIN 3D

Wolfenstein 3d.jpg

Developer : id Software

Publisher : Apogee Software, FormGen

Release Date : May 5th, 1992

WOLFENSTEIN YOUNGBLOOD

Wolfenstein Young Blood.jpg

Developer : MachineGames, Arkane Studios

Publisher : Bethesda Softworks

Release Date : July 26th, 2019

DOOM (1993)

Doom 1993.jpg

Developer : id Software

Publisher : id Software

Release Date : December 10th, 1993

DOOM (2016)

Doom 2016.jpg

Developer : id Software

Publisher : Bethesda Softworks

Release Date : May 13th, 2016

CALL OF DUTY:

MODERN WARFARE 2

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.jpg

Developer : Infinity Ward

Publisher : Activision

Release Date : November 10th, 2009

GAMES THAT AREN'T VIOLENT?!

Splatoon (Nintendo, 2015)
Morphie's Law (Cosmoscope Gmbh, 2018)
Subnautica (Unknown Worlds Entertainment, 2018)
Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 2018)

GAMES THAT ARE DISTURBINGLY VIOLENT?!

Xbox 360 launch ad (2005) that was pulled from broadcast

CONTEXT MATTERS.

bottom of page