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PlayStation 3 Violence Continues Katana-Style

It's been a month since our last entry in PlayStation 3 Melee Watch, but this most recent instance involves Katanas. Apparently, some home invasionist came knocking on a door in search of a PlayStation 3 (Blu-ray fanatic?), but met with Damien Fernandez and his Katana. More »

can't we all just get along

PS3 Melee Watch: Again With the Violence

Just when we thought PlayStation Violence was almost at an end, a student at Cal State Fresno shot three other students over an argument about a PlayStation. The model of the PlayStation wasn't specified, but we're going to assume that it wasn't over a PS2 or a PS1. More »

melee watch

PlayStation 3 Violence Continues to Everyone's Surprise

Who'd have thought that months after the release of the PlayStation 3, the book of PS3 Melee Watch would get another chapter added to it. A San Francisco man was stabbed to death Monday night when he tried to help two women who were getting their PlayStations stolen by the man they were selling it to. The women chased down the thief, reclaimed the PS3, but the helpful citizen was stabbed in the fight afterwards. More »

home entertainment

PlayStation 3 Melee Watch: Police Shoot Suspected Thief

PlayStation 3 fever could be dying down—thanks to the fact that you have a hard time purchasing one—but that doesn't mean the PS3-related violence isn't still ongoing. More »

home entertainment

Mario and Luigi Smash Up the Wii


If you thought the PS3 was the only console these guys were gonna smash, think again. Dressed up as Mario and Luigi, the sledgehammer-toting duo gave a brand new Wii the beating of its life in front of a line of Nintendo fanboys. Unlike the previous Wii autopsy we showed you, these guys took out all their aggression on the tiny console. The video is worth a chuckle especially with the Mario Bros. sound effects running in the background, though it woulda been a lot cooler had they destroyed the Wii by spitting fireballs at it. More »

home entertainment

PlayStation 3 Melee Watch: Rapists, Wii, and Smashing Edition

Jackholes come in threes, and that's no exception for the PS3 melee madness. Our jerkbag is a suspected rapist who escaped from a University of kentucky Hospital only to go to Best Buy in order to buy a PS3. People were suspicious when they saw a man who fit the escapee's description. The description: boxer shorts and tennis shoes. More »

home entertainment

PlayStation 3 Melee Watch: Guy Gets Capped Edition

New Yorkers aren't the only ones getting robbed as they stand in line for a PlayStation 3. In Connecticut, two "thugs" robbed a line of PS3 campers at gunpoint Friday night. When one 21-year-old line-stander tried to fight back, the dudes shot him in the chest and shoulder. More »

home entertainment

PlayStation 3 Melee Watch: Riot Edition


The PlayStation 3 Mayhem reached UCLA-like proportions last night, as a Best Buy manager announced to 50 people that only 35 PS3 units were available. Ruh roh. More »

home entertainment

PlayStation 3 Melee Watch: Campers Get Violent

Oh my. People really, really want their PlayStation 3s. Just check out all the craziness going on today. More »