<![CDATA[Gizmodo: melee]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: melee]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/melee http://gizmodo.com/tag/melee <![CDATA[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.

After jumping out of bed and stabbing the intruder in the chest, the two of them ran out of the house, into the street, with Damien chasing after him with the sword. Everything ended peacefully when a K-9 officer found the burglar hiding in a palm tree. – Jason Chen

Teen Scares Off Burglar With Samurai Sword [Local10]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=268192&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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.

Long story short, it seems the person who did the shooting acted in self defense when four men came to his apartment at night—one of which died from his injures. – Jason Chen

Criminology major held in PlayStation death [SFGate]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=259021&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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.

So if you've got a PS3 to sell, be careful where you sell it. And bring some large friends for backup. – Jason Chen

Fatal stabbing over Sony PlayStation [SFGate via 1pstart]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=257846&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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.

Case in point, officers tried to serve a warrant to a teen suspected of robbing a student of two PS3s. Things turned bad when the kid was unarmed, but may "have been holding a video game controller when he went to the door as it was bashed in by officers." Yikes! In addition, his german shepherd was also "shot to death."

Lesson: don't be holding anything in your hand when police knock down your door. More specifically, nothing black, like a SIXAXIS. – Jason Chen

N.C. police kill student accused in PlayStation 3 robbery, police tried to serve warrant [WHDH]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=219666&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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. – Louis Ramirez


The Wii Gets Demolished Too [via Gadgetell]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=216780&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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.

After the jump: PS3 smashing, and a gigantic Wii.

In the tradition of douchebags smashing electronics everywhere, SmashmyPS3 dresses up in a pimp outfit, buys a PS3, then smashes it to the horror of line-standers everywhere (especially there). See video to witness said horror.


wiimoteguy.jpgA guy from 1up decided it would be funny to take his gigantic Wii costume, go to Best Buy, and flip off all the campers. He was right.– Jason Chen

Guy Flips off PS3 Campers [Gamebrink]

1up Guy [1up]

Escaped rape suspect arrested at Best Buy [Kentucky]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=215759&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PlayStation 3 Melee Watch: Guy Gets Capped Edition]]> ACTUALPS3SHOOTING.jpgNew 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.

The guy's in stable condition, but the masked gunmen are still on the loose, and are expected to pen a book in about ten years titled If I Did It: The PS3 Robberies. – Jason Chen

Thugs shoot man in PS3 waiting line [Conn Post - Thanks Desiree!]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=215701&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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.

The crowd then rushed the entrance, which caused the manager to pull down the shutters and barricade himself in. Police on the scene labeled the crowd an "unlawful gathering", then used batons on people who were being uncooperative. To those baton-ed: better that than having to play through NBA 07 or Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire. – Jason Chen

Playstation 3 Rush: Police Use Force [KMPH via Digg]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=215665&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[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.

• Campers and local news reporter shot with BB pellets
• Guy robs 10 New Yorkers in line at gunpoint
• 60 people fight over 10 PS3s, one guy's face goes into a pole.
• Near riot takes place as SF PlayStation store tries to move line
• Wal-Mart shuts down when fight erupts over moving line from inside to outside
• Future Violence: Best Buy camping only starts at 5:00 am launch day, melee to erupt at 4:59
• Line cutters pissing off everybody, fights erupt

For those not involved in the fisticuffs, enjoy our ongoing PS3 coverage. – Jason Chen

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