I just ran across this article on gamestop.com and I had to comment on it immediately. It seems that a group of Russian gaming geeks took their MMORPG a little too seriously. This sh*t is straight out of The Warriors! It seem that two rival guilds (of Russian dudes) from the MMORPG “Lineage II” met for a classic real life fight to the death gang fight. For Real!!! Check it out!

Massively multiplayer online gamers have developed an unsavory reputation in the eyes of many over the years due to their fanatical devotion and often rabid fan base. That untoward perception was enhanced this week, when Russia Today reported a Moscow man was murdered after a real-life confrontation between two rival Lineage II guilds went sour.

After the man’s guild reportedly killed a rival’s character in-game, the two guilds agreed to have it out in real life. The ensuing brawl left one so badly injured he subsequently died from his injuries in route to a local hospital. The Russia Today report did not indicate whether official charges had been filed, though it did indicate that a 22-year-old man has confessed to the beating.

Russia Today, the English-language service of the government-controlled state news agency RIA-Novosti, also mentions several other recent game-related acts of violence within Russia. A man from Moscow was reportedly recently beaten to death by a gamer from Ukraine in a similar situation of rivals meeting up, and a 20-year-old gamer killed his grandmother after she apparently announced it was time for dinner.

Don’t f*#k with the Russian guilds. They mean business!

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