Murder over MMORPG

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:43 pm

Has anyone else heard about that guy that got stabbed to death over in china? What i heard is that someone lent him a sword and he sold it. Then the owner of the sword went to the cops but there are no laws pertaining to virtual possessions, sooooooo.....he went out and stabbed the guy to death.Is that taking it to far?

Kai Regular Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 91

Killing over selling. Something you don't see everyday.

Kai Lover Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 528

I heard that some kid played EverCrack for like 70 hours straight without eating or sleeping and just died. What a moron Cool

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 4:26 pm

lordbrolli @ Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:43 am wrote:

Has anyone else heard about that guy that got stabbed to death over in china? What i heard is that someone lent him a sword and he sold it. Then the owner of the sword went to the cops but there are no laws pertaining to virtual possessions, sooooooo.....he went out and stabbed the guy to death.Is that taking it to far?

I heard about that, what kind of an idiot stabs a dude over a fake sword? I heard that two dudes tried to recreate something from GTA Vice City by crashing two cars and both died from the crash. Freakin' idiots. Rolling Eyes

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 4:55 pm

http://news.spong.com/detail/news.asp?prid=8846

Quote:

More wildly depressing news from America today, as a man is convicted for murdering a seven year-old girl following a dispute over his missing copy of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Ronald Kirk Brown received life in prison without the possibility of parole for firing indiscriminately into the child victim's house. The girl, Deva White, was sitting with her grandmother and brother when she was hit in the chest by a bullet.

Detroit Police Department said that Brown had been in conflict with the White family over what appears to be a copy of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas which it was claimed was taken from his home, referred to by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy as "an argument of no consequence."

This is just the latest in a series of high-profile violent crime cases to be linked in some way to one of Rockstar’s titles and will no doubt increase pressure on the firm to reassess its content policies. This news will also lend weight to various groups looking to make legal attacks on Rockstar.

Whether the game influenced the shooting or not, the similarities between the random violence depicted in San Andreas and the final real-life tragedy are impossible to overlook.

For a more detailed look at violent videogaming and the media reaction to it, check out our feature here.

Joined: 30 Jul 2006 Posts: 0

Lol..

Ok, about that quote Praxis, imo, either:

a.) It's made up.
b.) Some political group shot the kid, then pinned it on some random crackhead.

Violent games are *good* - they stop people butchering real people in real life. When the hell will these fucking gypsy senators realise this.

Hell, I would have stabbed shitloads of people to death if it weren't for Doom Wink

TD

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 6:59 pm

Praxis @ Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:55 pm wrote:

http://news.spong.com/detail/news.asp?prid=8846

Quote:

Whether the game influenced the shooting or not, the similarities between the random violence depicted in San Andreas and the final real-life tragedy are impossible to overlook.

For a more detailed look at violent videogaming and the media reaction to it, check out our feature here.

Note to self : Never read spong again, this is sensationalism and plain bad journalism.

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:07 pm

Yeah, Spong ain't to accurate these days, are they Laughing

But I don't know if that article is fake or not.
http://www.igniq.com/2005/06/seven-year-old-girl-killed-over-gta.html
http://www.gawken.com/node/399

Other sites reports it.

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[MF]Kain @ Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:57 pm wrote:

I heard that some kid played EverCrack for like 70 hours straight without eating or sleeping and just died. What a moron Cool

rofl.... i played Tomb Raider 2 for 14-16 hours stright...but did remember to eat and drink while playing. Razz

TheDaddy @ Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:49 pm wrote:

Hell, I would have stabbed shitloads of people to death if it weren't for Doom Wink

TD

i guess thats a good thing you don't play "on-line" games... lol

http://www.pwned.nl

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 9:16 pm

The Chinese / Japanese take their games seriously..

But yeah, I would rather turn on GTA and go on a shooting spree than do it in real life and get the chair.

Kai Lover Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 528

TheDaddy @ Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:49 pm wrote:

Hell, I would have stabbed shitloads of people to death if it weren't for Doom Wink

Amen to that Cool

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 12:23 am

Dolfhin @ Wed Jun 29, 2005 6:59 pm wrote:

Praxis @ Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:55 pm wrote:

http://news.spong.com/detail/news.asp?prid=8846

Quote:

Whether the game influenced the shooting or not, the similarities between the random violence depicted in San Andreas and the final real-life tragedy are impossible to overlook.

For a more detailed look at violent videogaming and the media reaction to it, check out our feature here.

Note to self : Never read spong again, this is sensationalism and plain bad journalism.

What? I thought Spong was right about everything! Look, their latest article says the XBox 360 and PS3 are compatible with each other!
http://news.spong.com/detail/news.asp?prid=8858

Laughing

(just kidding if you couldn't tell)

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:32 pm

Cool news, glad to see that humans are still killing each other for perposes that lack enough meaning to do it.

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:37 am

Yup. Where would we be if we hadn't killed each other needlessly?

*Falls into song.*

Kai Regular Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Posts: 87

redwolf wrote:

rofl.... i played Tomb Raider 2 for 14-16 hours stright...but did remember to eat and drink while playing.

i hope you still dont play tomb raider Shocked

it went down hill after #2. Too bad first she had triangular anatomy then kinda rectangular. I think as her breasts got better looking the game got crappier Razz

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TA_Superman @ Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:04 pm wrote:

redwolf wrote:

rofl.... i played Tomb Raider 2 for 14-16 hours stright...but did remember to eat and drink while playing.

i hope you still dont play tomb raider Shocked

it went down hill after #2. Too bad first she had triangular anatomy then kinda rectangular. I think as her breasts got better looking the game got crappier Razz

Isn't that how it always goes? The hotter the chick in the movie, the less important her roll. As long as she bounces around, it's all fine and dandy.

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TA_Superman @ Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:04 pm wrote:

redwolf wrote:

rofl.... i played Tomb Raider 2 for 14-16 hours stright...but did remember to eat and drink while playing.

i hope you still dont play tomb raider Shocked

it went down hill after #2. Too bad first she had triangular anatomy then kinda rectangular. I think as her breasts got better looking the game got crappier Razz

rofl... its THE best game i played. well the first one got me in to the serious. Na, only one i hated was TR:AOD (#6)....i can give you 2-3 pages of lecture about why that game is BEST for me Laughing

can't wait for TR:Legend Very Happy

DK.SwiftTank @ Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:42 pm wrote:

Isn't that how it always goes? The hotter the chick in the movie, the less important her roll. As long as she bounces around, it's all fine and dandy.

nope...i'm only intrested in the puzzles Razz

Kai Regular Joined: 13 Jan 2005 Posts: 87

Lies!, i bet you never played that Pandora's Box game from microsoft, that shit gave me a headache

oh and btw... kirsten dunst + wet dress = $$$$$$$$$$

Can you say "Girls Gone Wild" ? I can Very Happy

hmm looks like she gained weight in part 2 LOL