Full FeedUPS driver, wife charged with with stealing game consoles, $250,000 worth of packages
The Ft. Myers News Press has a story about an UPS driver who police allege went on a crime spree that would make Grand Theft Auto IV’s Niko Bellic envious. Craig Podleski, an UPS driver since January 2000, is accused of stealing $250,000 worth of packages including a Wii, an… Continue Reading »
Busted: Man charged with theft of nearly 100 copies of Gears of War 2, Fable 2
Recently we’ve seen an influx of reports about Gears of War 2 being leaked onto a number of torrent sites. These days it’s very difficult to pinpoint where the original copies of pirated games come from especially with all the corners of the internet to hide behind. According to a… Continue Reading »
Man receives support from CBLDF in manga possession case
In Iowa, a 32-year-old man may spend 20 years in prison for possession of Japanese manga and will face penalties under the PROTECT Act (18 U.S.C. Section 1466A). Christopher Handley is still in big trouble because of the manga he purchased from Japan in May 2006 that the government claimed… Continue Reading »
Know your Local Authorities: Xbox Live “policeman” Stephen Toulouse
With gamers spending more time in online environments, the need for moderation and “policing” of online behavior is becoming an issue of increasing importance. With all three of the major players in the console race (Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo) pushing online services, this mammoth task remains the responsibility of each… Continue Reading »
Man beats girl with game controller
A man has been charged for assaulting a 2-year-old girl in York, PA (USA), with, of all things, a video game controller. The game controller might sound like a benign object but it can be lethal if used against a toddler, which it turned out to be in this case.… Continue Reading »
Thief steals gamer’s Xbox Live identity
As if cases of pedophiles targeting kids on online gaming services like Xbox Live were not enough, now a case of identity theft on Xbox Live has come to light in Conway, Arkansas. Jonathan Herbert, a 28-year-old Conway resident, had his Xbox Live identity stolen. He notified a local police… Continue Reading »
Schedule of first wave of downloadable content for Rock Band
Harmonix and MTV Games have announced the first batch of downloadable content for their highly anticipated upcoming game Rock Band. Beginning on November 20, 2007 fans will be able to download song packs by Metallica, The Police and Queens of the Stone Age, each pack containing three songs. Each pack… Continue Reading »
Chinese police train using First Person Shooter.
A city in northern China is using a video game as a way of training their police force in anti-terrorist tactics. In the port city of Tianjin, about 300 police officers gathered at an Internet cafe for participating in a three day Counter Strike tournament in order to hone their… Continue Reading »
Cops making a game of gangs, in a good way
The Vista Sheriff’s Station in San Marcos, CA, with help from art and computer science students at Cal State San Marcos, is developing a web game to help teach fourth graders how to deal with dangerous situations. The yet-to-be named game is only in an early development stage and is… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.
