In the early aughts (2000s), some researchers confidently asserted that clear evidence linked violent video games (an emotional but vague term) to aggression in children. Since then, the research evidence has fractured considerably with more and more studies coming out finding no evidence that video games meaningfully influence aggression. Longitudinal studies that track children over time have, for the most part, found little convincing evidence that children experience harm due to playing violent games. Now, a new study from the Netherlands adds to this pool of good news.