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In Real Life

Police Affirms Mum’s Right To Confiscate PS3 Until Piano Practice Is Finished

12:30PM January 19, 2012 | Owen Good

The police in Lake Oswego, Oregon, a Portland suburb, pride themselves on the motto “no call is too small”. And they took one, yesterday, that comes straight from the Sheriff Andy Taylor manual of community policing. More »


News

GameStop Robber Leaves Shoe Behind, Gets 12 Years In Prison

8:40AM October 19, 2011 | Brian Crecente

A Washington DC man who robbed a Gamestop in 2008 for nearly $US7500, but left the store one shoe light, was sentenced to a dozen years in prison today. More »


In Real Life

Police Chief Used Department’s Only Computer For Video Games

5:30PM September 2, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Doug Foster, who has been the Police Chief of Umatilla, Florida, for the past 19 years, has been suspended for 10 days after a litany of complaints against him by staff. More »


News

How To Turn A PlayStation 3 Theft Into A Drug Bust

8:30AM August 25, 2011 | Mike Fahey

17-year-old Bobby Lee Huffman of Hickory, North Carolina, called the police to his home on Monday after he discovered his PlayStation 3, controllers and games had apparently been stolen. Then Bobby Lee did something incredibly stupid. More »


News

Plastic Gun Roleplay Leads To Call For Video Game Ban. Wait, What?

7:00PM June 28, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Donned in camo fatigues and bulletproof vests, four masked men were on a villa rooftop near a government building in Abu Dhabi. Special forces arrived and arrested the four men. The men were carrying fake guns as well as plastic and metal clubs. They were videotaping themselves roleplaying. More »


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When Online Gaming Goes Wrong, You Don’t Need To Get SWAT Involved

11:00AM June 2, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

A disagreement over an Xbox Live Indie game has resulted in what may be the ultimate grief, with one gamer sending a SWAT team to another gamer’s home after phoning in a bogus murder-suicide call to police. More »


In Real Life

This Guy Wants His Video Game Back

2:00PM January 29, 2011 | Owen Good

But first he has to put on some makeup. With a Sharpie. And then find his sword. More »


News

Chinese Gangster Busted After Buying Consoles

1:00AM December 16, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

A leader of a Chinese organised crime outfit called “Dragon” was arrested in Japan after the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was able to nail him – for ordering two game consoles. More »


In Real Life

Cop Tosses Tripping Gamer To The Floor, Makes Him Laggy

1:00AM September 17, 2010 | Brian Crecente

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Not all Halo: Reach midnight launches went according to play. Take for instance this one in Winnona, Minnesota’s Gamestop, which was plagued not only by an inebriated gamer and a handsie cop, but LAG! More »


In Real Life

Video Games Can Help Convict You Of Crimes (Or Prove You’re Innocent!)

7:30PM July 26, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Security expert Brandon Nesbit is about to give a talk on how video games and consoles can help catch a criminal. Or, if you’re under investigation and did nothing wrong, how they can clear your name! More »