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A 33-year-old Russian gamer from the city of Ufa was killed by amember of a rival online clan after virtual violence provoked a fatalreal-life scrap, Russia Today reports.
The victim, named only as Albert, was a member of the "Platanium" clan in the unreported game (possibly Lineage II).His group was mostly made up of experienced gamers over 30, and at theend of December had a bit of an online rumble with thetastefully-entitled Coo-clocks clan - mainly students in their twenties- in which one of the latter was apparently killed.
This led to an arranged meet in the real world, during which "Albertwas badly beaten and died from his injuries on the way to hospital".
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 killhis sister, who hasn't turned on the computer for days".
She said: "I think they have confused the game and reality. Andafter we buried him [Albert] on 31 December, they continued to threatenus." ®
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The Russia Today article is a bit light on names andfurther details, so what's above is what we've got. Any Russian readerswho have additional info are welcome to post it in comments.
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They continued to threaten his family?
That seriously, seriously, is taking a game way too seriously.
There's nothing else to say, it's just unbelievable...
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