What?
Seriously, what?
If you don’t know what happened, go here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7636821.stm
What?
I don’t get it.
Why would a simple argument about Advance Wars Tactics between a moderator and a lesser member provoke the lesser member into flying over 1000 miles, going into his home, and stabbing him? Was he that angry, that he didn’t cool down in the five or six hours it took to get there?
Seriously, some people, are fucked up.
And, no doubt some of the media are going to completely misunderstand this and blame in on the ‘violence in the games of today.’ I’ve already heard BBC news infer that Advance Wars was a violent game, calling it a ‘war game’, and showing scenes of the trailer which show vehicles exploding and infantry flying back… Advance Wars is basically chess. Just as violent, just as tactical. Are the media blaming knife crime and murders on chess? No. I don’t understand why the focus is on games specifically - the guns etc found in games are exactly the same as those traditionally given to small boys playing ‘war’.
I don’t get it.
RIP Matt Pyke - I never knew you, but I kinda wish I had.
UPDATE:
Apparently the guy was jealous of Matt’s girlfriend. I suppose this makes more sense… but still.