# Torture Games Online Video Games Getting More Violent By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-07-03 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loving-violence-in-video-games-play-the-torture-game-online References: [theglobeandmail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080626.WBwgtgameblog030120080626115443/WBStory/WBwgtgameblog0301) If the chainsaw scene in Scarface was your favorite and you have all the Saw movies, then Torture Game 2 may bloody well be just for you chap. If not, you're going to be horribly offended and SHOCKED at the [increasing trend towards ULTRA graphic violence](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hellraiser-revival). Jam spears through a guy hanging by ropes, fire a shotgun blast at him, comb his legs with a [razor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/razor-island). Yes it's [online and free to play](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ocean-of-games). Carl Havemann is the person to thank for this noble effort. But since it's been played 250,000 and has a 4+ rating out of 5, somebody is loving making hamburger out of the character. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.4/10 - Popularity: 91% | Activity: 93% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Ultra Graphic Violence:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a virtual reality platform that enhances the immersive experience of ultra graphic violence in video games. - **Controversial Gaming Content:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a content moderation tool that automatically filters and blocks controversial gaming content to protect sensitive users. - **Online Gaming Popularity:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a social media platform exclusively for gamers to connect, share, and compete in online gaming experiences. ### Where This Applies - **Video Game Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate artificial intelligence algorithms into game development processes to generate realistic and interactive violence. - **Virtual Reality:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop virtual reality hardware and software specifically designed for immersive and lifelike violent gaming experiences. - **Social Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a social media platform catering to the gaming community, providing specialized features for sharing gaming content and forming online connections. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Monstrous Horror Video Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/horror-video-games.md) - [Immersive Horror Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eyes-never-wake.md) - [Horror Media Creation Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/content-warning.md) - [Branded Button-Masher Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ice-cold-justice.md) - [Contemporary Classic Horror Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/still-wakes-the-deep.md) - [Psychological Horror Shooter Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/total-chaos.md) - [Horror Animated Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scope-creep.md) - [Shocking Stacking Block Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stacking-block-game.md) - [Portuguese Slot Machine Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saw-gg.md)