Uploaded December 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Ed argues that to stop them degenerating into childish whimsy, videogames need to keep being violent - and explores what 'violence' really means.

Ed Smith writes about games for Edge, VICE, The Observer and others. You can find him @mostsincerelyed

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