Chill out: a new wave of relaxing video games shows there's more to them than violence

When it comes to video games, violence sells. This year's E3, the biggest news event in the video game calendar, featured a lot of violent content, like every year before. It's saddening how much of gaming is defined solely in those terms – especially when more relaxing alternatives have being going through a mini-renaissance recently. Chill out games that focus on growing and relaxing rather than shooting or racing are not a rarity. They are not given the same exposure as their blockbuster counterparts, but they are plentiful and popular.