tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6126653682032696122.post-17226681360371849142008-01-20T02:55:00.000+02:002008-01-20T02:57:46.035+02:00<p style="font-family: arial;">*A 33-year-old Russian gamer from the city of Ufa was killed by a member of a rival online clan after virtual violence provoked a fatal real-life scrap, <cite>Russia Today</cite> reports.</p><p style="font-family: arial;">The victim, named only as Albert, was a member of the "Platanium" clan in the unreported game (possibly <em>Lineage II</em>). His group was mostly made up of experienced gamers over 30, and at the end of December had a bit of an online rumble with the tastefully-entitled Coo-clocks clan - mainly students in their twenties - in which one of the latter was apparently killed.</p><p style="font-family: arial;">This led to an arranged meet in the real world, during which "Albert was badly beaten and died from his injuries on the way to hospital".</p><p style="font-family: arial;">The 22-year-old alleged assailant has apparently shown no remorse, and refused to justify his actions. His fellow Coo-clocks, meanwhile, "continue to harass the family of the murdered man, threatening to kill his sister, who hasn't turned on the computer for days".</p><span style="font-family: arial;">She said: "I think they have confused the game and reality. And after we buried him [Albert] on 31 December, they continued to threaten us."<br /><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/17/gaming_murder/"rel="nofollow"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />*Source</span></a><br /></span>xbox 360 help bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235255201211291151noreply@blogger.com