A notable event regarding violence in video games appeared from 1997 – 1999 , during which the state of Arizona attempted to make the selling of violent material to minors illegal . Even though it was never approved , Wal-Mart banned over fifty video games and The Columbine School shooting of 1999 changed the ideas of the debate , after it was found that the perpetrators , Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold , were avid fans of '' Doom '' . Instead of the argument being fixated on morality a new theory was created that tied violent video games to the desensitization and increased aggression of American children . This debate paired with Columbine caused the Sega game company to stop the release of a light gun with the Dreamcast
The Columbine School shooting of 1999
Columbine High School massacre
Video gaming in the United States