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War games fanatic Matthew Pyke killed by gamer from Germany

telegraph.co.uk — Internet war games fanatic Matthew Pyke was stabbed to death by a fellow player who flew from Germany to murder him after an online dispute, police believe.

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  • duggtodeath, on 09/25/2008, -28/+242Did he drop any good loot?
  • JesusTeaseUs, on 09/25/2008, -14/+189"Why isn't he respawning?"
  • veskris, on 09/25/2008, -11/+169gg
  • Tbyrd073, on 09/25/2008, -3/+126I believe the best response is: WTF?!?!?
  • psud0, on 09/25/2008, -3/+103Killed because of a dispute in Advanced Wars game? This is ridiculous, since these guys are not kids, and they look intelligent at least. However, humans desire to achieve more then other individual sometimes breach all ethical & moral rules.
  • pablo0713, on 09/26/2008, -12/+111Wow...such insensitive comments.
  • The0, on 09/26/2008, -10/+104You, sir, are going to hell. I'll see you there for laughing so damn hard.
  • drgmdp, on 09/25/2008, -5/+99some people have too much spare time
  • badwithcomputer, on 09/25/2008, -2/+94holy *****. it looks like the internet is serious business after all.
  • deepthot42, on 09/25/2008, -2/+72Wow... threats over the internet carry sincerity?
  • aramova, on 09/26/2008, -2/+58Welcome to the internet...

    This should explain it all...
    http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19/
  • craighoxton, on 09/26/2008, -3/+47This really doesn't do the Video Gaming community any favours...
  • xVern, on 09/26/2008, -0/+39"f u fgt"
    "i'll come kill you!!"
    "lol, yeh rite"

    Seriously, who hasn't had something like this happen? This guy got the one in a million who was really crazy. Sucks.
  • skabyss, on 09/26/2008, -0/+38and money apparently, he flew in from Germany, are you ***** kidding me?
  • thelif, on 09/26/2008, -1/+38This teaches all of us not to be douchebags involved in "online dispute" AND let people know where we live.
  • Junkey, on 09/26/2008, -5/+38"Yesterday his parents William, 52, and Kim, 49, left a tribute on his Facebook site, saying: "Darling Matthew. We love you so much and miss you. You were a truly good, sensitive person. Your smile will live on in our hearts."

    Proof: Old people know how to use the tubes.
  • mohsenxp, on 09/26/2008, -1/+29A: screw you buddy
    B: no screw you!
    A: oh yea? Tough guy eh?
    B: yea bring it buddy!
    A: oh yea? I live in xxxx come and meet me I'll show you what I can do *****!
    B: ok then.
    A: Oh *****...

    Let this be a lesson to all the 13yr olds hiding behind their monitors.
  • bpoteat, on 09/26/2008, -2/+27So, you could get past stuff like the Rwandan genocide and the holocaust but one insane gamer and a few tasteless comments on a message board seals the deal, huh?
  • AndrewDB, on 09/26/2008, -1/+25Glasses of the Non-seeing.

    +2 Hindsight
    +1 Ignorance
    -50 HP.
  • listereo, on 09/26/2008, -3/+25Over Advance Wars?

    ADVANCE WARS???
  • theNazz, on 09/26/2008, -4/+26I'm not even angry... I'm being so sincere right now...
  • matrim2217, on 09/26/2008, -0/+18That was one of the most poorly written articles I have read in a long time. I actually wanted to know about the incident, but the writing was so convoluted and scattered that I finished the article wondering if I had actually gained ANY information. I would try to plod through it again but I fear it may cause me to fall asleep at my desk.
  • Lewie, on 09/26/2008, -0/+17Is that you, ~xBritneyFan09x~?
  • Ninh, on 09/25/2008, -4/+20The killer is suspected to have arrived in England in a Messerschmidt.
  • buryyourhead, on 09/26/2008, -0/+15Correction. He won't...because he can't AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
  • PewPewPewBANG, on 09/25/2008, -6/+21Perhaps this guy shouldn't have been team killing.
  • somedirtbag, on 09/26/2008, -1/+16He dropped a Wallet of Greater Spending, but it was ninja'd before I could recover it.
  • Hercules, on 09/26/2008, -4/+19Where's Jack Thompson when you need him!

    Oh wait... *laugh*

    Sorry to make light of the murder... levity on a Friday I suppose..
  • latrosicarius, on 09/26/2008, -0/+14nooooooooooooooooooooo

    Jack Thompson, WE DIDN'T LISTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    /
  • HonestAbe, on 09/26/2008, -0/+12Oh *****!
  • inactive, on 09/26/2008, -3/+15That's pretty ***** up. RIP.
  • inactive, on 09/26/2008, -3/+14the guy above is just trolling. gg stands for gay gamer
  • woodrow8292, on 09/26/2008, -10/+21This article and accompanying comments basically have sealed the deal for me, humanity has hit an all time low.
  • WombleSlayer, on 09/26/2008, -0/+11no re
  • staffa, on 09/26/2008, -0/+11You have it backwards
  • jcastillo81, on 09/26/2008, -2/+12I like that they point out the poor bastard had "only 15 friends" on his facebook account.
  • gsp9216, on 09/26/2008, -0/+9you've been crowned king of douche
  • APHughes, on 09/26/2008, -0/+9So will the Video Game haters jump over Advanced Wars as being a strategy game killer simulation?
  • TheCosmicFool, on 09/26/2008, -1/+10The Video Gaming community isn't responsible for this, the killer is simple crazy. I'm sure that could have happened over a card or pool game.
    The medium is not to blame.
  • inactive, on 09/26/2008, -1/+10Five pounds and a pack of Trident.
  • boombye, on 09/26/2008, -0/+8"Police refused to confirm or deny that Heiss was the arrested man, although detectives admitted internet links were a line of inquiry they were actively following. "


    How the hell do they know it was him then?

    Then the article insinuate that he did it because of this line he left on a female's facebook:
    "I'm sorry for having caused so much trouble lately. I hope you won't lose all your hope. We will be there for you."


    So yeah they're already saying he killed the dude when the police haven't even said if he's the suspect that they've detained. Beyond that, they're saying he did this, when it hasn't been proven yet. So I really don't know what to make of this article, but if he did it, maybe it had to do with him being jealous over some girl?
  • twertyto, on 09/26/2008, -6/+14PK!
  • itsthehumidity, on 09/26/2008, -0/+8I don't know I'll submit a ticket.
  • Rodalli, on 09/26/2008, -2/+10Damn. Another nerd one-shotted with Backstab. When is God going to NERF ROGUES?!?
  • HonestAbe, on 09/26/2008, -0/+7... annnnnd this is why I have 100 different pseudonyms and usernames.
  • randoof, on 09/26/2008, -0/+7"a/s/l?"
  • eliasmusic, on 09/26/2008, -4/+11FINISH HIM!!!
  • Jhiaxuz, on 09/26/2008, -8/+15Wait till Jack Thomp....on wait.
  • staffa, on 09/26/2008, -1/+8Honestly I think the article was essentially making ***** up.

    This sounds more like a love triangle gone really bad, where the 3 people probably knew each other for awhile including where each other lived.

    Also the apology to 'shade' doesn't seem damning, it seems more along the lines of, we were friends but have recently been having an argument and in light of your recent tragedy I now see how trivial and unimportant our argument has been and I am really really sorry for your loss.

    I'd bet 10 bucks that the person the police arrested is not the same person who posted the apology.
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