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more about #sad Mceedj11: With all due respect to the people who have commented here and gave their opinions, I believe publishing such an article shows that Kotaku isn't just ... more » jusu: Article: "But while I don't mean to be "that guy," the video game is only incidental to the cause here." If videogames have _nothing_ to do with it,... more » therussiangeneral: WTF! Who let a 9 year-old stay up playing vids all night with adults who aren't even members of the family?? I wonder is it Tony Hawk's fault or momm... more » Thut: "Anthony was playing ... on PlayStation when his friend came and stabbed him. My grandson died over a video game," Antonio Juela, 59, Anthony's grandf... more » wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!: What a sad story. My heart breaks for that little boy's parents. more » Torokun: So quick to leave out details about the incident... So quick to blame video games... Sounds like modern news article. I hope Mr. "Moral Less" wi... more » Strangelove: I find it strange the attacked occurred at 3:30 am ... A nine year-old boy was up at 3:30 in the morning playing Tony Hawk Ride with some dude who end... more » icarus212001: I teared up there a little. It hurts me to read about such a young kid being killed... for nothing. For being a kid. For playing a game that probably ... more » Rohsiph: " you can't read [about this] . . . without feeling a powerful revulsion, if not outright hatred of the accused. " A glancing read of this line sugge... more » jrhawk42: How do you get a murder into national headlines??? Ad the words "video game" more » Cash907Censored: Anyone surprised that the game is question was Tony Hawk's Ride? Anyone? Me either. I'm surprised the store demo unit hasn't set off shopping mall mu... more » NaruThai: Why the hell does a 9 year old have a 25 year old friend who he hangs out with alone at night when his parents are asleep? God, there's so much wrong ... more » bmart008: That guy must be mentally disturbed, it's the only explanation. Sad that it had to be found out this way though. more » Benguin: I blame Tony Hawk personally. It's obviously his fault. Him and Sony. They're tthe real ones at fault. Not the deranged man hanging out with small chi... more » Nexus6: Hopefully he freezes to death in an Alaska prison while his sub-concious eats him alive with nothing but ice and pre-chewed whale blubber to hold back... more » LucasReis: Related to a game or not, what is this world turning into? Everyday I try to feel a little hope for humanity but then I always end up reading saddenin... more » Wolfgeist: Soooo, wait a minute.... The article states that the boy was killed over the video game, but also states that he was alone with the 25 year old, and ... more » Taggart6 wishes you happy holidays!!!: I feel no sorrow that the 25 will become his future cell blocks own personal RIDE toy to be used and abused. Karma's a bitch more » Hiero: That's just terrible. And I'm not talking about "Ride". My condolences to the family. more » Gargus: The only possible way that the statement "He was killed over a video game" could apply to here is if he meant it litterally that the kid fell over the... more » -
#murder
Argument Over Game Blamed as Nine-Year-Old Stabbed to Death
Police and relatives say an argument over Tony Hawk: Ride precipitated a shocking murder in New York; Anthony Maldonado, 9, (pictured) who got a PS3 for Christmas, was stabbed in the chest by an enraged 25-year-old early New Year's Day. More » -
#tragedy
Pot, Video Games, Child Care: Which One Is Not Like the Other?
A Florida father is looking at a long and uncomfortable tour of the justice system after getting high, gaming all night, and then falling asleep on his 7-month-old daughter, suffocating her in the process. More » -
#sad
What Game Made You Cry The Most?
Japan's Oricon Life polled 500 men between the ages of teen and 40-something about which games have made them cry the most and complied a list of the top five. Weepy drumroll please... More » -
#sad
Jury Awards $16 Million in Fatal Win-a-Wii Stunt
A jury awarded $16 million to the family of a Sacramento-area woman who died in a 2007 radio stunt in which participants chugged water and held their bladders in order to win a Wii. More » -
#callofduty
Dad's Tribute: Call of Duty on Soldier Son's Grave
Touching? Whether a man and his son enjoy kicking a football or playing a video game together, who's to judge. But there is a helpless irony in seeing Call of Duty left on the grave of a fallen soldier. More » -

