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Violent video games have a negative impact on the mind's of children, and teens. Generally, the viewer of the video game will have an urge to follow of copy what is happening in the video game. People are advised to follow the gereral ratings of the game (suggested by professionals). MW3, and Call of Duty are poor examples of violent video games. Both are rated M.
The worst video games for children are violent video games because they teach the child playing the game to be violent and in some cases to make the child think that it is ok to be violent.
Video games do affect your behavior. One source states that "While research on video games and aggressive behavior must be considered preliminary, it may be reasonably inferred from the more than 1,000 reports and studies on television violence that video game violence may also contribute to aggressive behavior and desensitization to violence" (1). Another study reports that "Hostility was increased both in subjects playing a highly aggressive video game and those playing a mildly aggressive video game. Subjects who had played the high-aggression game were significantly more anxious than other subjects" (2). They help heal cancer because it helps the brain cell. {3} This can be found at: http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1742
There should be no reasons. As a parent, you should be able to tell if your kid is mature enough to handle the violent game without it transferring to his life. Just read the back of each game, there is a MSRB rating showing whether your kid is old enough for the game. If you think video game violence truly made your kid violent, your wrong. It is all about the parenting.
Video Game development is where you design your own video game.