12 Horrifyingly Violent Video Games
History’s most blood-soaked and gore-spattered releases


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Now that Grand Theft Auto V, the latest entry in Rockstar Games' bestselling franchise, has hit store shelves, it's bound to rekindle some discussion about violence in video games. But GTA V is by no means the most brutal title ever – there are many blood-soaked, gore-spattered video games that have come before. Here are 12 horrifying examples. —Donald Deane