Southington, Connecticut has canceled its plans to collect and destroy violent video games. In a press conference held today, SouthingtonSOS -- the group that set up the program -- said that while the program has been canceled, the group is happy with the outcome and the awareness it has raised.

“ Our mission was to create strong awareness in Southington for parents and families and citizens and children. And we accomplished that.

Polygon . “Our mission was to create strong awareness in Southington for parents and families and citizens and children. And we accomplished that. Our other objective was to promote discussion of violent video games and media with children and with the families at the home. And we've accomplished that in spades. So we deemed it became unnecessary to have the physical return on Saturday of violent games. Also because it would create an unnecessary amount of logistical details for us."Last week, Southington announced plans to offer a $25 gift certificate in exchange for violent games , which would then be destroyed. At the time, the group said its goal was to help parents “better understand what their child is doing,” adding that “if parents are comfortable [with their child's gaming habits], we're comfortable.”SouthingtonSOS released the following statement about the cancellation of the program:

"Today, after just one week, we are pleased to announce that awareness has been raised significantly, thanks to the support of the media and widely disseminated e-mail communications within our community through our local SouthingtonSOS member organizations. The result has been a swift, positive and supportive response of parents, young people and the general population of our community. Our mission now continues as a work in progress in the hands of a very caring Southington community."

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