Deaths caused by video games: From the Pong and Asteroids era to Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog, and even recent titles like Halo, Last of Us, andFallout, video games have had a drastic and exponential growth in terms of quality, realism and popularity. Complex games that took the space of an arcade, can now all be enjoyed in the comfort of your living room, or in the palm of your hands on your favorite mobile device.
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But what happens when games stop being fun, or when the players take it a little too seriously? The majority of people can enjoy a video game regardless of the content and go on living their normal lives regardless of what happens, or what they experience in the game. However, some people become so obsessed with certain games that it affects their lives and their actions. The following games were blamed for the crimes of individuals, leading one to question whether it is the fault of the game creators of the culprit’s damaged psychological state. Is it the fault of the player, or were these the: Top 10 Most Horrible Deaths Caused by Video Games?
10. Manhunt Murder: Stefan Pakeerah Bludgeoning
Back in February of 2004, seventeen year-old Warren Leblanc murdered Stefan Pakeerah (14) with a claw hammer. What’s worse is that the victim thought he and Leblanc were friends, making it all the more easy for the 17 year-old to lure Pakeerah to a remote area of Stokes Wood Park in Leicester, UK.
Leblanc claimed he only meant to rob his friend to pay off a 75 pound debt, but the victim’s body was riddled with more than 50 separate injuries, leading many to doubt his shaky defense. While Leblanc claimed he committed the crime due to his affiliation with a gang to whom he owed the 75 pounds, the victim’s parents blamed the very popular and extremely violent Manhunt video game, published by Rockstar Games, the company behind the widely controversial Grand Theft Auto Series.
This speculation and publicity around the case caused Dixons, one of UK’s biggest retailers, to take Manhunt off store shelves. Regardless of the publicity blaming the Rockstar video game, the judge’s words while sentencing Leblanc, showed that he blamed one person alone: “One thing is clear – you and you alone were responsible for this prolonged, vicious and murderous attack on someone who thought of you as a friend.”
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