Murder

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Man Deploys ‘Madden Defence’ To Beat Murder Rap

9:30AM July 7, 2011 | Owen Good

A man on trial in North Carolina for killing his pregnant fiancĂ©e says he could not have been the killer, and is using a screen capture from a game of Madden NFL as his alibi. More »


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Look Out Naughty Bear, Here Comes Chucky

4:00AM May 20, 2011 | Mike Fahey

A2M’s Naughty Bear, a video game about a deranged child’s toy with murder in its heart, wasn’t the blockbuster success I hoped it would be. Perhaps the concept just needed to be powered by a familiar face. After that it’s all Child’s Play. More »


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Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Over Scarface: The World Is Yours

1:00AM April 7, 2011 | Mike Fahey

22-year-old Alejandro Garcia of Corpus Christi, Texas, will spend the next 15 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to the 2007 shooting death of his younger cousin over whose turn it was to play Scarface: The World is Yours. More »


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Stolen PS3 Leads Cops To Double Murder Suspect

2:00PM March 18, 2011 | Owen Good

A man suspected of a double homicide eluded police for two months, until a PlayStation 3 stolen from the victims’ home turned up and led authorities to an arrest. More »


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L.A. Noire’s Investigations And Interrogations

4:00AM March 10, 2011 | Brian Crecente

L.A. Noire will have you picking through the misery and gore of unsettling murders. Then you confront suspects and witnesses with your findings. More »


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Suspect Compares British Shooting Spree To Grand Theft Auto

4:30AM March 1, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Qhuram Awan was either an unwilling hostage or a willing accomplice during Raoul Moat’s 2010 crime spree that left one dead and two seriously wounded. Speaking to Newcastle Crown Court, Awan recalls the event was “like a video game”. More »


In Real Life

Woman Strangles Toddler, Leaves Body On Floor For 3 Days

10:00AM December 24, 2010 | Owen Good

Here’s a story full of holiday cheer: A Korean woman, who’d just finished a four-hour social gaming session when her three-year-old urinated on the floor, strangled the toddler and left his body to decompose in the home for three days. More »


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Halo, A Backstreet Boy, A Naked Woman, And A Madman

7:30AM December 10, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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Artist Tyler Shields brings together the Backstreet Boys’ Aj McClean, Madmen’s Michael Gladis, an attractive naked woman, and Halo in a twisted tale of love, friendship, betrayal, and murder. Check out Shield’s website for some NSFW stills from the shoot. More »


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Man Jailed For Life Over Murder Of Xbox-Interrupting Child

3:20AM November 20, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Gary Alcock was playing video games in his girlfriend’s flat in Oldham, England, in January, when the woman’s 15-month-old daughter interrupted him with her crying. His reaction was swift, brutal and ultimately deadly. More »


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Detectives Explore Video Game Fantasy As Motive For Brutal Teen Murder

1:40AM August 27, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Detectives in Seattle look to Dungeons and Dragons Online for answers to why, according to police, an 18-year-old high school student choked a 16-year-old developmentally disabled teen girl to death last Tuesday. Warning, the details of the crime are disturbing. More »