PC

In China, Diablo III Is Sold Online As, Um, "Big Pineapple"

Soon it will be summer. Time for summer fruit: watermelons, pineapples, and Diablo III?


May 28, 2012
In Real Life

This Car’s Trunk Is Open For Illegal Chinese Business

Street vendors in China are a common sight — even those peddling their wares from the back of their car. These vendors sell everything from small animals to counterfeit handbags — anything that can fit in an automobile trunk.


Uncategorized

Old Gamer Beaten By His Wife And Begs Judge For A Divorce

Last week, a 50-something Chinese man got on his knees in Baishan City in Jilin Province, China. He begged a judge to grant him a divorce from his wife, even though the two recently retook their vows.


May 26, 2012
In Real Life

The Man Wanted To Talk Diablo III. He Wanted To Talk Murder

Earlier this week in Poland, a 30 year-old computer company employee arrived at working wanting to do two things: talk about Diablo III and his plan to kill people.


May 25, 2012
In Real Life

Pirate Uses ’150 IQ’ To Shoot Himself In The Foot

Selling pirated software or software that allows one to pirate is illegal. But that didn’t stop one man from doing so anyway. A Japanese man with a self-proclaimed “150 IQ” was arrested for misusing his astounding intellect for piracy.


May 21, 2012
In Real Life

Man Sold Stolen Game Console. Victim Accidently Bought It Back.

Twenty-nine year-old Jin Yasuda allegedly swiped a friend’s game console. When it came time to sell the console (the make wasn’t specified), Yasuda didn’t stray far from his victim’s resident. That, it seems, was his undoing.


May 18, 2012
News

Call Of Duty "Hacker" Jailed For Spreading Virus, Stealing Credit Card Numbers, Being A Thug

Englishman Lewys Martin thought it would be a good idea to to offer people “hacks” for Call of Duty Games, which not only broke the rules of the game, but also included a virus.


In Real Life

Teens Arrested For Stealing $400 Worth Of Pokemons

On May 11 at a Walmart in Massachusetts, staff apparently saw three men shoplift packs of Pokémon cards and exit the store.


May 17, 2012
In Real Life

Hey You Jerks! Leave This Anime Character Alone.

Detective Conan (aka Case Closed) is one of Japan’s most popular manga and anime. In Tottori Prefecture, the hometown of Detective Conan‘s creator, Gosho Aoyama, is dotted with little bronze Conan statues for the locals to be proud of and for visitors to pose with.


May 11, 2012
In Real Life

Thieves Try To Steal Xbox From House Full Of Poison

Thieves tried to snatch an Xbox 360 on Wednesday from a home in Orlando covered in a fumigation tent, the Orlando Sentinel reports. They’ve got video of it.