Looks like he is the guy from Manhunt 1. wow i think he was messed up before the game.

Kfizz311

@SithNinja: LMFAO.

Ryadic

Look at the scar on his face man....

Hired-Hitman

It's nearly christmas. It's cold, everyone's forced indoors together, often with members of their bloody annoying extended family. Alcohol sloshes around liberally, arguments get heated, and unspoken hatred comes out at inappropriate moments.

The only reason games are getting into these things is because you generate adrenaline whilst playing them. Anything with a mix of competition and suspense could cause this kind of trigger, so it's unsuprising that videogames are a trigger of violence. Still doesn't make them the cause.

markusdragon

"I'm warning you for the last time, stop throwing fireballs and fight me close up you cheating little pussy!"

"Hadouken!"

mingthemagnificent

other vs game gone bad?

Snappywave

Well, he looks like he could've killed someone over anything =D and I bet someone has already nicknamed him 'Scarface.' Full of win.

Ruglia

@Fluffy22: that joke is so old....

jfx316

I'll guess it's a sports game. You wouldn't believe how many potential fistfights and generally bad behavior stems from those games in multiplayer.

I say bring on the violent games = violent people articles. The more people claim videogames are the root of their evil, the more people will see what a bunch of BS it all is.

This guy's a dumbass. Out of the gene pool!

boopadoo

@dead_red_eyes: I was thinking the exact same thing...

The story with the teens and child yesterday was terrible; this one was sort of amusing, partly because the two involved are adults. Still sad, but man, stabbing someone with a knife over a game? In the head? I wonder if the man realizes the consequences of that.

DaAznSaN

I love how Child's Play generates shit tons of money for sick kids all over America and gets no damn press, but some jackoff stabs his uncle over a video game and it makes national news, complete with sensationalism about how terrible games are. The media in America is utter crap.

nintend0nick

I'm betting this guy would have just as readily killed someone over a fight about a movie, sporting event, or other popular pastime that somehow doesn't get labeled as the cause when a murder is related to it. People who have been charged with aggravated assault are rarely paragons of self control.

Gouki4u

They were probably fighting over who's turn it was to play "The Bible Game" on PS2.

SithNinja

I'm pretty postive they were playing Chulip.

kingclip

Actually, It wasn't a Playstation game.

It was Wii Sports.

(I don't know. I just think that would be funny.)

Kirbytheslayer: Click the + to the right of my posts for cake

@evil robot ted: That just makes anyone angry though, not just psychos.

Youlikeyams

There is only one game I can think of that is that frustrating to play ... something with repeated and long load times ... something with glitchy and unforgiving gameplay ... something with strange beastiality relationships ... yeah you know which one im talking about ... Sonic.

demonwolf

When Madden En Espanol becomes muy caliente.

CelticsFansSuicideWatch

@phamtq:

ROFL

EnigmaNemesis

Clearly they were discussing whether Poison was a tranny or not. Then the uncle called him "ghey" to which the guys stabbed his uncle.

phamtq

That guy looks like he could've killed someone regardless of what the hell he was doing.

dead_red_eyes

bla bla bla.

right on castillo!

do it for your hispanic brothers!

ryanr47

Games are the new cigarettes.

mizzle

We got incompetent kids killing their baby sister over mortal kombat.

But a grown ass man of 37 stabbing someone over a videogame?. We can't even defend his stupidity.

Fyren

@theswitcher: and he stabbed him for being wrong? makes sense :D

Fluffy22

"For the LAST TIME, Uncle, it's NOT AN EFFING WAFFLE MAKER! GRHHAAAAAA"

kidko

Yeah, everyone is gonna jump on the bandwagon saying video games cause violence because two grown men got into a fight, when soccer can cause riots in Europe.

Garro

A fight "over a Playstation game" could have gone like this.

"Stop playing that Playstation, video games make you violent!"
"No, they don't, leave me alone!"
"Yes, they do, now STOP!" *stabs the man to make him stop*

AlteredBeast

IT WAS MANHUNT 2

tehFluffzComeback

i'm pretty sure the game that caused this fist fight was "spongebob: lights, camera, action"

my girl and i got into fights and arguments whenever we would play that game.

ryanr47

@Syril:

It's different in some states but here is what i got from wiki...

The first scheme, used by Pennsylvania among other states:
First Degree Murder: A premeditated murder, and (in some states) murders involving certain especially dangerous felonies, such as arson or rape, or committed by an inmate serving a life sentence.
Second Degree Murder: Non pre-meditated killing.
Third Degree Murder: Any other murder.
The second scheme, used by New York among other states, as well as the Model Penal Code:
First Degree Murder: Murder involving special circumstances, such as murder of a police officer, judge, fireman or witness to a crime; multiple murders; and torture or especially heinous murders. Note that a "regular" premeditated murder, absent such special circumstances, is not a first-degree murder; murders by poison or "lying in wait" are not per se first-degree murders. First degree murder is pre-meditated. [48] However, the New York Court of Appeals struck down the death penalty as unconstitutional in the case of People v. Taylor.[49]
Second Degree Murder: Any premeditated murder or felony murder that does not involve special circumstances.[5

shindokie

The game was God of War. I mean just look at the resemblence. Shaved head, scar on the eye, facial structure. That guy is definetly a Kratos.

Green-clad Gamer Dude

Why is "Man stabbed in fight over PlayStation" so much more newsworthy than "Man stabbed in fight over money" or "Man stabbed in fight over drugs" or "Man stabbed in fight over femal" or "Man stabbed in fight over feathered boa"?

thomaskr

I thought first-degree murder meant it was premeditated. How do the degrees work again?

Syril

It must have been about how Madden is the same thing all over and probably said the Eagles sucked in Madden. EIther way i hope the uncle comes out alive. It would suck having to lose your life like this. Such a sad time for humanity.

shindokie

Assasin's Creed wristblade FTW.

mcscan

@A_Zombie:

I wish we were narrated by Henry Rollins....Yes, I know you're not refering to CIVILIZATION but...heck...ynot?

manjikengo

sucks for the uncle. and if that is the actual guy's picture, i'd let him win. he looks like he kills puppies for shits and giggles.

CaptRonJ

Probably wii sports, people go shit fuck over that game.

RaepGoblin

Another awful story. Damn, he stabbed him in the head? That must've been horrible :|

evulcow

This coulda happened 100 years ago over a chess match.

invictus

Guy got what he deserved. Dying and wasting continues.

balls187

I wouldn't be surprised if the charge is upgraded to first degree murder based on the injuries.

Digitalguardian (Blue Archer needs food badly)

You've got to be kidding me!? Oh! Let me guess. This was all Mortal Kombats fault right?

SemiSarcastic

It's amazing how civilization evolves. We're like monkeys fighting over a banana with another monkey.

A_Zombie

"sensationalism full-steam ahead"

CHOO CHOO! Chugga-chugga-chugga! ALL ABOARD!
In further news, my insider sources reveal that Antonio will be suing for a wrongful death action against Sony for its callous disregard in selling games to men such as himself. They should be ashamed.

Tale

His uncle probably told him that the PS3 has a terrible library of games.

theswitcher

damnit... whats with all the videogame related crime all of a sudden. i guess when something becomes a popular pass time... sickos are going to find ways to use them inappropriately, or to further their violent tendencies, etc.

joelface

I'm guessing it was Kane and Lynch.

evil robot ted

Does... does it really matter which game? Or system?
A: Only if the game in question is Manhunt 2.

Tonx

power of the cell etc...

Fluffy22

next headline:

2003 Iraq war blamed on 2007 Activision game Call of Duty 4

diablofreak

hahaha.. damn what the hell is going on.. maybe our christmas present is that all the fuckheads are going fuckhead crazy.. or maybe its some insane videogame agenda.. (like instead of cops planting knives theyre planting videogames - pennyarcade could make a great comic about that..) its odd because ill be damned if videogame consumerism isnt in tune with a capitalist world.

thendoftheline

Hooray! Tennessee's important again! You really do have to watch your back around here, though...the lines for Wiis can be murder.

Ba-dum-bum, I'll be here all week, tip your waitress, etc.

Yossarian

@invictus: *smacks chess board off table*"THAT WAS A GOOD MATCH! HOW ABOUT ANOTHER?!"

@thomaskr: The same reason a dog biting isn't news compared to a man biting a dog.

@Kotaku: Sorry for the double post if this ends up as on.

AsWater

@joelface: Look at that mug. Do you REALLY consider this video game related?

AsWater

Everyone knows that Parappa the Rapper is the root of all video game related violence.

brainless

Who gets stabbed in the head?

cybereality

From looking at his photo, you'd think he would've done more than just stab the man over a video game. I would hate to see how he would react to a frustrating game like N.

Draconis

so... a guy. with an outstanding warrant, in another city.

Does more criminal acts... and its the video games fault?

wtf media ppl. do you really goto college? or do you just write up your own diploma?

nytestalker

Wanted before the attempted murder... sounds like this guy was a ticking timebomb regardless of whether or not he was going to play the game.

NitrousO

How uncivilized...he could have stabbed him with a spork to get his point across.

But yea, the guy looks like a thug with that long scar over his face, probably a hoodlum who has been in trouble with the law before.

dirkxxdiggler

That's what happens when you f**k with the powerful, merciless spartan known as Kratos.

I'm assuming his uncle said something to the effect of "God of War sucks!", and he took it a little to personally.

UntouchableC

"Stop playing games they are bad for you. Go read newspapers and watch TV news instead. Please?"

Wyld

What an idiot.

brello

It's never a good thing to see someone get stabbed, but I'm glad that this was between two grown men and not some idiot kids.

Speaking of which, if it had been kids, you know the game and system would have been the first thing reported. >_>

Amuro1X

Nice.. more food for the Jack Thompsons...

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

Heh... Chattanooooga.
Who plays video games with knives within arm's reach? Or did this guy actually get up, leave the room, find a knife, and then return to stab his uncle? People have no originality, always with the knives. Smack him upside the head with the controller!

the-red-terror

He looks like a Mass Effect character.

Jesu

Now the only thing he'll be getting on Christmas day depends upon him dropping the soap. And those bars of soap are damn slippery. Good for him.

Trowble

@Fyren: he is a village idiot, this just in.... the world is full of people who can't control their supposed insatiable taste for gaming... driving them to do stupid shit like what ive been reading this past couple of days.

more @ 11pm

zanzibarlegend

@nintend0nick: Seriously. People complain about the sick state of the world; well apparently it's just that the media is ignoring the good.

Wtf.

Kuyukly

@RaepGoblin: OH! My bad, Uncle!! I was just trying to swing my iron and it stabbed you, then I rushed to your aid and accidentally stabbed you again when I grabbed your side!!!

WHY DO I ALWAYS CARRY THIS BLADE ON MY ARM!?!?!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!"

lol.

MySoul7

Must have been Jumping Flash.

fuchikoma

Not more fucking idiots.

Witzbold

@Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Yea he will be very happy when he found out about this...

D@mn another latin (maybe mexican) violent guy appears on the news, for guys like this people in the world thinks that latins are barbaric people...

tocatl

When I was young and brash, I once got socked in the face for slapping some other dude's "Start" button during a bout of X-Men vs Street Fighter. After I beasted on his Yoga-taunting Dhalsim he hit me hard enough that in the time it took for me to get back up, he summarily defeated my team.
I totally deserved it, and afterwards we shared a hearty laugh.
Well, not really.

Karoshi

Another day, another moron hauled to jail because cognitive thought and walking away weren't included as extra features in their game of life. Come on humanity, your idiocy is steadily running out of ways to surprise me.

KeroseneClimax

I want to see a list of family member vs other family member fights, stabbings, and murders over the holidays before anyone draws any conclusions about video games causing anything. You get these people who--often enough--can't stand eachother all crammed into the same house for the holidays, and this sort of thing is bound to happen.

I am fairly certain the reason movies at the theater are so popular right around Christmas is because you can do something with the family where everyone shuts up for a couple hours.

gsilverfish

NOT a good week for VG violence :(

Sailorcancer

Ladies and gentlemen, i would like to send a big "Howdy Y'all!" shout out from my home state of Tennessee.
Is this normal here in Tennessee you might ask? Why yes, it is.
It is also completely normal to walk into any Walmart in the state and see and least 10 different guys with camo hunting overalls, camo hunting boots, a camo trucker hat and a camo t-shirt with the words "Git Er Dun!" on both the shirt and hat.
Please do not be alarmed at the lack of teeth these charming fellows have! Bubba Joe may seem strange, but he's just inbred. It'll be A-OK!

MakoAoyama

You, as terrible as it is when kids do stuff like this, at least we can conclude that said kids are stupid, uneducated, naive lil brats that dont think before the act. However, when an adult like this guy does it...I think it's even more disgusting.

dgonchild

Ten bucks says he was playing Madden.

Doomstink

this is just ridiculous...a grown man, stabbing someone over a trivial matter such as a video game!!!

The Birdman

Ten bucks they were arguing over Idolm@ster.

Faselei

Dad....?

zombiefrank

@Syril: Premeditation can be viewed as something as basic as walking upstairs and getting your knife, then walking back down and stabbing someone. I am no lawyer but basically it's having time to plan out an attack. Defining how much time is enough for premeditation varies a lot between states and even cases. And sometimes folks are arrested and charged with more serious crimes to make sure they aren't bailed out than what they end up being tried for.

Chilly Hollow