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[Munkyspace]

Dark Souls has made it. Joining GTA, Wolfenstein, MK, Doom scapegoat club.

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Mario Kart?

It was the blue shell, wasn't it.

 

[rvy]

Hopefully they mention gamers on steroids at some point.

 

[braves01]

It was the GFWL that made her do it.

 

[Off-Kilter]

I just looked her up. Apparently she killed close to 100 people?

What the fuck?

 

[Stone Ocean]

But she's a serial killer, not a serial suicidal.

 

[RoeBear]

They say she started killing six years ago. They should have mentioned Demon's Souls instead.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

If I ever snap and kill someone, I'm totally going to bring up my extensive playtime with Mario Galaxy.

 

[adj_noun]

A dastardly trend that has, through gratuitous depictions of graphic violence, desensitized our youth to the responsibilities of their age and created a generation of shiftless juvenile delinquents.

 

[marrec]

Seduction of the Innocent sounds like a game thats going to get localized on the Vita sometime next year.

 

[UltraGunner]

Must have gotten stuck on Artorias and needed to vent her frustration.

 

[FaintColt388301]

Oh Fox News. You so silly. This is a joke right . . . right?

 

[Always-honest]

How are people stll so dumb? Are they faking this ignorance?

 

[Oreoleo]

Oh shit, someone stop Jeff Green before he becomes a serial killer.

 

[Alucrid]

Seduction of the Innocent sounds like a game thats going to get localized on the Vita sometime next year.

does it use the touch pad?

 

[pauljeremiah]

Oh shit, someone stop Jeff Green before he becomes a serial killer.

HAHAHA

 

[RoeBear]

Instead of saying it's games why aren't they blaming movies like 007. Just say they believe the government issued themselves a license to kill.

 

[dwix]

Uh oh.

Hah!

The fact that this is even a thing is... Impressive.

 

[Linkyn]

I love how he just radiates expertise:

We do know that she has an affinity for the fantasy game called "Dark Soul", which is a very dark, death-laden video game on Playstation and other kind of... uhh... video-type things (...)

 

[AuthenticM]

I just looked her up. Apparently she killed close to 100 people?

What the fuck?

That's what she says, but they haven't found any evidence yet. She's probably suffering from a mental illness and made that up.

 

[gogosox8]

Can some murderer please say they were influenced by Fox News?
Or even better, when will these news programs stop giving murderers these elongated biographical special features. Like what the fuck is even their point?

They give the hour long biographical features because people watch them. Otherwise they wouldn't do them. That's why the media is so concerned with what music they listened to, movies they watched, and video games they played. Its gives them something to use to that they can stretch out the story.

 

[zenosparadox]

"A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual, and certainly without any choice."

Fluoridization is the problem. Or maybe it's all the American Idol, Project Runway, Maury on TV. Don't forget about Marilyn Manson!

 

[LiK]

Of course they're gonna discount everything else she liked.

 

[Netherscourge]

Awesome. Now I HAVE TO BUY THIS GAME!!!!

 

[marrec]

does it use the touch pad?

The collectors edition comes with wet-naps.

 

[Alucrid]

That's what she says, but they haven't found any evidence yet. She's probably suffering from a mental illness and made that up.

dakrsoulsphrenia?

 

[Fushichou187]

BRAISE THE SON!

 

[Morrigan Stark]

It's hilarious how they mention her alleged affinity for the game first, and then mentioned "oh she was also sexually abused as a child", because that's a far less important factor with regards to her mental health, right?

 

[OverBlood 3]

Haha so stupid.

 

[Drencrom]

Hmm...

Ahahah

 

[Coconut]

Does anyone else think that maybe PR groups pay Fox News to run these sensational stories? Or that maybe news corp or an affiliate owns stock in the publisher or developer of the games they cover?

 

[BibiMaghoo]

It's hilarious how they mention her alleged affinity for the game first, and then mentioned "oh she was also sexually abused as a child", because that's a far less important factor with regards to her mental health, right?

Allegedly, which her mother denies. There is proof of one point, none of the other.

 

[djplaeskool]

If only MSNBC could be so GROSSLY INCANDESCENT

 

[BlackBuzzard]

Did she commit the murders to praise the sun?

 

[Acti]

A game that difficult makes real life murder look easy.

Indeed! Hahaha, I'm laughing my ass off right now! GG FOXNews GG.

 

[Portugeezer]

Good timing for DS2.

 

[Omega]

If I ever snap and kill someone, I'm totally going to bring up my extensive playtime with Mario Galaxy.

I'm going to say I loved to drink water and see if people blame water for making someone become a serial killer

 

[Tex117]

Dark Souls is the new Catcher in the Rye?

 

[TheRealTalker]

upcoming kids playing Dark Souls 2

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Allegedly, which her mother denies. There is proof of one point, none of the other.

Sure, though it was unclear if the mother denied the abortion bit or the sexual abuse bit, or both. But then again, Fox News and their brilliant reporting, what else should we expect... xD

A game that difficult makes real life murder look easy.

I lol'ed. >_>

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Of course they gloss over the countless lives saved during the hundreds of hours she was putting into Dark Souls.

Maybe I'm just a "glass half full" kind of guy tho.

 

[Teknoman]

Technically Dark Souls isnt laden with death. I mean you're undead, most of the inhabitants are either undead, demons of some sort, or monsters. Guess they were just looking for something to bring up via past history.

 

[Rex_Harrison]

So out of the millions of people that have played Dark Souls, one of them might be a serial killer ? How is this a news story? How is this journalism ?

This is beyond rediculous. I don't see the correlation.

 

[RustyNails]

After dying repeatedly by Four Kings, I was ready to slaughter small furry critters myself.

 

[Alucrid]

If I ever snap and kill someone, I'm totally going to bring up my extensive playtime with Mario Galaxy.

You should say Wii U so that you can kill Nintendo while in jail.

 

[Popnbake]

I don't know, I'm still pissed that Mass Effect wasn't the alien sex simulator they promised me it would be.

Can't wait for that fox news attention once this becomes mainstream:

 

[Ryaaan14]

Listen, I played Dark Souls too, and while the janky combat and terrible menus made me want to kill lots of people, I didn't act on it.

We'll see how I feel after Dark Souls II tho.

LOL

 

[NullPointer]

What did she like to eat?

I would also like to know what such a dark soul liked to eat.

I'm going to guess Twizzlers.

9 out of 10 serial killer cultists agree.

 

[hesido]

Breaking news: Serial killer ratio among Dark Souls players is 1:2 300 000 , slightly higher than average population.

 

[Ferrio]

Won't shut up about this girl in my town since she lived here when she was in kindergarten... fucking kindergarten... like that makes a fucking difference or is notable in any way.

 

[Teknoman]

Not related, but why wouldnt someone believe a 5'6 girl could be a serial killer? Thats just being shortsighted if you want to solve crimes.

lol at other video type things.