Andrew Rosenblum, the 20-year-old creator and host of GameLife, was expected to be freed on $50,000 bail today after allegedly threatening to recreate the spree killing of Virginia Tech at his ex-girlfriend's school.

Rosenblum, who pleaded not guilty to three counts of intent to do bodily harm, must remain at home and wear a monitoring device until his trial. The judge sitting on the hearing also refused to Rosenblum attend temple saying, "I have some serious concerns about that."

Melissa, a co-host on the show, told Kotaku yesterday called the alleged threats a "cry for attention that came from a very dark and lonely place inside Andrew," adding that anyone who knows Rosenblum knows he would never do anything violent.

Police say that Rosenblum sent threatening e-mails to an ex-girlfreind says he would create the bloodshed of Virginia Tech at her school.

"(I)'m gonna (expletive) bring a gun to your school and kill you and K (another female student) and everybody you love. It's gonna be VT all over again," Rosenblum is alleged to have written in an e-mail to his ex-girlfriend.

"Seriously I'm just that demented," Rosenblum wrote in a police report obtained by the (Boston) Herald Tuesday.

Rosenblum is the founder of GameLife which was streamed on MTV's broadband video channel, Overdrive. MTV told VH1's Gamebreak yesterday that the show is no longer on their service.

Rosenblum's attorney said Rosenblum's alleged threats came after his grandmother's death and the break-up with the alleged victim.

"Sometimes kids don't know the power of words," Carney told the Herald today. ... "He used inappropriate language to show his pain," said Carney. "He's an immature young man upset over the break up and death of a grandmother."

It's obvious that Rosenblum is a confused young man, and while I understand he may have been upset when he allegedly said what he said, if it's true, the fear his alleged comments sparked should lead to some sort of punishment. Brian Crecente

'VT' Web threat suspect faces $50,000 bail [Boston Herald]

Wow, this is pretty shocking.

Andrew Rosenblum, the founder and co-host of GameLife, has been arrested for allegedly threatening to go on a Virginia Tech-like shooting spree at a Boston-area college.

Rosenblum, who was taking classes at the Boston University, instant messaged his ex-girlfriend shortly after 32 people were killed at Virginia Tech, saying he was going to kill her, according to the Boston Herald.

"(I)'m gonna (expletive) bring a gun to your school and kill you and K (another female student) and everybody you love. It's gonna be VT all over again," 20-year-old Andrew Rosenblum allegedly wrote in an e-mail to the victim just hours after 32 people were gunned at Virginia Tech. "Seriously I'm just that demented," Rosenblum wrote, according to a BPD report. He ended the message with a threat to commit homicide and suicide: "killing people can change people's lives forever. (T)he best is in the end when I pull the trigger on myself, too."

Rosenblum was picked up by police at his parents house Tuesday and taken to a local hospital for observation. Police were expecting to arrest him today for threatening to do bodily harm.

The 19-year-old girl told police she went on three dates with Rosenblum and then broke up with him. She said he then started to harass her.

Police called the instant message threats "very serious" and said the case remained under investigation.

Last year Rosenblum's GameLife show was picked up by MTV's broadband video channel Overdrive. None of the hosts for the show returned emails seeking comments Wednesday afternoon. Brian Crecente

Update: I just heard back from Melissa, one of the show's hosts:

I only recently learned of this. Anyone who knows Andrew knows he would never do anything violent. This was clearly a cry for attention that came from a very dark and lonely place inside of Andrew. It seems the media in general is already treating this as some hot topic when, in reality, it is a small story about a sad and confused guy who needs to get some help. He is now getting that help.

Cops pick up BU student over 'VT' Web threat [Boston Herald]