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When I heard this story I had to crack up/be disturbed by the "HE PLAYS ONLINE VIDEO GMAMES" s*~#. No sensationalism there.
Police waste time investigating a magic video-game lead instead of actually catching a violent criminal. Nice.
Police: "Well, actually, Mr. Evil President, we were hoping to see if the online game would give us any insight as to the motive of the killer..."
Me: "Um... why?"
Police: "Because we watch too much TV and we figure he may strike again in a serial killer fashion."
Me: "Might I suggest you search for him in Palestine?"
Police: "Interesting. You suspect a terrorist connection?"
Me: "You know I'm suppressing the urge to slash your throat right now..."
Assasin's Creed eh? Wow, they're really grasping at straws. Maybe the investigator just wants to play the game for a few days ok? :)
I can see where it *might* be the case for a long standing MMO, like WOW. People get pretty worked up and have made real life threats before (with nothing substantial behind it of course, but you never know).
I think there's a better explanation.
Chief: Hey, have you guys finished up that online game investigation?
Cop: Huh? Oh.. right, just one more Level... erm.. hour boss! I promise.