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Teen Strangles Father With Gamepad Cable

Gizmodo writes:
"A 18-year-old was arrested this week after trying to kill his father strangling him with the cable of his videoconsole gamepad. While the videogame console brand hasn't been disclosed yet, the police has been able to establish the circumstances that lead to the almost surrealistic (but strangely understandable) murder attempt."

crazy250005951d ago (Edited 5951d ago )

kids these days need a beating once in a while....my son ever tries that with me id beat him with his own wires

ChickeyCantor5951d ago

Some kids, not all and lets not forget he was 18, by law you are mature enough.

That he tried killing his own dad like that just shows how sick the dude mentally is.

ISay5949d ago

always get wireless, lesson learned

lynx1halo5951d ago

That DAMN Power BRICK of theirs can double as a home defense weapon

Poisen5951d ago

I agree with the writer of this article..." I don't approve of his actions, nor do I think I could do something like that but there are times when I have gone so far in a game and then somehow the power cuts or you lose you save game. I just freak out and start shouting at the nearest person...just shouting and hitting my controller on the side of my bed...I would never attack someone.

crazy250005951d ago

when i was about to beat FF7.....the disc was scratched so the game froze.....hours and hours wasted......i think my wall and i had a disagreement that day =)

Poisen5951d ago

Lol. It happened to me during the ending scene of Biohock...just being passed the key...ERROR. I was more shocked than angry. I almost cried...
In the end I had to watch the video on Youtube.

crazy250005951d ago

lol omg.....back then i didnt have youtube, had to do it all over again, this time i cleaned the disc so it played smoothly.....that was smart though, going to youtube to watch the video ;)

The-Director5951d ago

that's the beauty of checkpoints , your game will be saved automatically !!

and even if the game doesn't have checkpoints , there are always save points , I mean how much progress he really lost with save points and checkpoints very much every where in any game !!

I think the kid was angry because of the action itself , not that he lost his progress

Neurotoxin5951d ago

Should have gone wireless, not only do you get the benefits of Wireless transmissions through your brain, you also remove the threat of being strangled.

...The future is wireless.... and possibly cancerous tumors.

Poisen5951d ago

Lol, nice one. Probably would have beat his dad with the controller though.

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Rebel_Scum14h ago

With articles like these cant you tag the games mentioned so that we can know ahead of time if there’s a spoiler to avoid?

Not clicking on your article otherwise.

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The 5 best video game adaptations of popular board games

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.