This year the gaming industry provided an almost infinite number of excuses 
Why do you say that? Do you think they have not make many good games?
we've recently been bombarded with stories of violence.
I totally agree with you that there are too many violent video games. I don't like any fighting games. I like solving puzzles.
Oh puzzles are really interesting
Yes. They are also very relaxing to play. Do you play puzzle games?
Yes I do play puzzle games a lot with my siblings
Do you play on screens or on paper?
Yes I play on screens 
I like to play on my phones. Because I carry my phone almost everywhere I go, I can play whenever I have time.