Norway Terrorist used MW2 as "Training"

Here is the article that was posted up on I.G.N earlier today. Anders Breivik killed 93 people last week in Norway. What is really crazy is his "manifesto" which was 1500 pages which talked about his views of a non-christian Europe and hie negative views on Muslims. He also claim that he used Modern Warfare 2 as his form of training. To cover his activities, his excuse was that he was playing W.O.W. How can that be an excuse? So you are telling me that people did not bother him or check how he is doing was because he was playing World of Warcraft?....WOW. Here is the article:

In his 'manifesto', Anders Behring Breivik, the suspect in the brutal slaughter of 93 people in Norway last week, wrote about his enthusiasm for videogames, and how he used them as part of his "training".

The 1,500 page manifesto is currently being scrutinized by law-enforcement and media alike. It includes a desire to form a Europe, free from non-Christian religions. It's a bizarre hodge-podge of extreme right-wing views including a negative fixation on Muslims.

Breivik also enjoyed gaming. He wrote, "I just bought Modern Warfare 2, the game. It is probably the best military simulator out there and it's one of the hottest games this year. I see MW2 more as a part of my training-simulation than anything else. I've still learned to love it though and especially the multiplayer part is amazing. You can more or less completely simulate actual operations." 

He also used World of Warcraft as an excuse for friends and family to cover other activities. "For example, tell them that you have started to play World of Warcraft or any other online MMO game and that you wish to focus on this for the next months/year. This 'new project' can justify isolation and people will understand somewhat why you are not answering your phone over long periods. Tell them that you are completely hooked on the game (raiding dungeons, etc.)." 


See this is why I think mature games get a bad rap. This guy Anders clearly had some mental issues. To think that this guy considered a game to be his "training" for what he did in Norway is absolutely ridiculous. When most people play video games, believe it or not, they play to relieve stress. Maybe a bad day at work or school. It takes a mental state of a  person to realize between reality and a video games, and clearly Anders does not fit the case. The fact that he was "training" from a video game. This is not the first time someone has used video games as an excuse. In 2005 a group of kids stole numerous cars and their reasoning was that they could do the same thing in the Grand theft Auto series. People need to understand a game....is only  video game.

Call O' Duty, Battlefield 3, and Brink News- Tuesday May 31

Hey guys and gals,

First order of business, Brink Stats site now online. I registered my gamer tag to see how I've been doing on the Ark and to be honest I was a little confused and disappointed at the Brink stats page. It of course shows you how long you have played, most played class, most played gun, total xp, xp gained as each class, total kills, etc. Clan options are still not active and no update on when that will be released has been quoted yet. It was interesting to see which side, Security or Resistance, was in control of the playable regions of the Ark (the seven playable maps) for the day and week. Each week, the side with the most wins becomes that weeks winner. As far as I could tell, no gains are sown from such victory... Overall, a nice stats site; no real strategic purpose yet but as soon as clan options come out and players are able to play other clans in ladders and tournaments, it may become a much more utilized tool.

Battlefield 3- Exclusive! EA goes to Sweden and talks with the makers or the new Frostbite 2.0 engine and blows the minds of gamers all over the world. If any of you were skeptical of BF3 being better than MW3, PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO. I don't need to argue anymore; Dice and EA are doing fine on their own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXaFw7aC9GE


(Here is the first set of 3 teasers put together for BF3 in case some of you have not seen it.)
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/the-complete-battlefield-3/712935


COD: Modern Warfare 3- Call of Duty "Elite" has been announced today. To simplify what this new tool for COD [Black Ops, MW3, and future COD titles] players is, it will be a subscribe-able (yes, I said it) stat-logging, heat-mapping, clan-tracking, tourny-setting ability for those who chose to pay for the addendum to the franchise. If anyone is familiar with Halo's Bungie.net, it will be very7 similar but with some drastic upgrades. As I hinted at, it will have all the basics that video game stat sites allow their users to play with including total xp gained, time played, time with each gun, time played on each map, wins/losses, heat maps, etc. Also it will allow players to have meaningful clans, not just 4 letters next to each person's gamer tag. Clans will be allowed to play one another and host competitions, accomplish achievements, etc; do what clans should be doing. As for the average gamer, I do not think many people will opt to pay for such a service, unless the cost is considerably low and offers prizes or other benefits that would be worth the price. Below is a link to the G4 article explaining more in Call of Duty Elite!

http://www.gametrailers.com/news/call-of-duty-elite-announced/3418?xrs=synd_twitter

Stay frosty, my friends...