April 1st, 2008
UK paper advertises for ‘games to crime’ stories
MCV report that a recent listing on a ‘online talent community’ site has appeared looking for people to contact a certain newspaper to tell stories about how videogames made them commit violent crimes. A successful applicant will reportedly get “hundreds of pounds” if their efforts lead to the paper getting a good story.
“A national newspaper wants your story and will pay hundreds of pounds to the right person. Write a few lines about how computer games turned you to crime and if it’s something we like, we’ll call you straight back,” the listing reads
No specific newspaper was mentioned in the listing, but I’d suspect most reading this would be able to guess who’s up to no good again.
Sean
April 1st, 2008
Oh man. It’s so tempting to send them a fake one, and see if they bite.
Monkey Rimmer
April 1st, 2008
I played GTA, Manhunt and other games that made me do violent things. After a while the thirst for violent killings could no longer be quenched by video games alone as I yearned for something more realistic…. so I turned to the ‘real world’ to satiate my un-ending desires….. to date I have killed numerous times and I love making furniture out of their remains… I’m particularly fond of my human skin table lamps and human bones magazine rack. My box of vaginas is a particular dinner party talking point! Yours sincerely, Ed Gein.
LMFAO Those sad f*@ks will do anything to sell newspapers!!
Thomas
April 1st, 2008
I am really scared of Monkey Rimmer… he is so crazy… insane… I fear for my life at the sight of his person furniture!
Monkey Rimmer
April 1st, 2008
Me? Scary? Nah….. this guy was though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein
And they reckon games are a bad influence! Look at what you can find on the web!