There has been world-wide concern related to aggression promoted by violent video games reducing pro-social behavior of who those play it and promoting impulsive behavior which interferes with cognition and mood of players. Violent video games are proven to promote aggression and reduce empathy of players impacting the psychological behavior of people.

According to the study of the American Psychological Association (APA) violent video games have risked factor for aggression. The exposure to the video games are supposed to be linked with aggressive thoughts and emotions as well but it has not been clear that such games exposure was linked to criminality. There has been fueled debate of increased mass shootings linked with violent video games played by adults and adolescents. We cannot deny that psychopathic trait disposition is influenced by violent video games consumer play.

Therefore, it is essential to keep in mind that such exposure of game is the risk factor of aggressive behavior as access to guns, mental illness and adverse environment are considered risk elements for violence.