Comments on: Japanese woman faces jail for ‘murder’ of virtual husband

By: Colin Temple

Colin Temple — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:38:48 +0000

Sure, you can make a new character, but it’s a bit different than an email account.

MMOs take a long time to play, so if the guy’s invested much time into his character/avatar in the game, he’s not going to get that back any time soon. It’s like having your college paper lost/deleted after you’ve written most of it, or having the power go out when you get to the last boss on an old, pre-save NES game… there’s the loss of time there. This guy can make a new character and tell his friends, but he still has to start back at level 1.

By: R.T.

R.T. — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:40:30 +0000

Although I do belive that law enforcment for these kinds of games I also belive that this is a little over tho top.
I mean he can alwys make a new one! My friend had someone she didnt even know hack into her email and whoever it was did something to break some of yahoo’s rules and her email got deleted and she had to tell all her friends and family that her email got deleted and she had to make a new one.

By: Havohej

Havohej — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:01:07 +0000

I heard about this story a few days ago, myself. While I agree that there should be some manner of accountability for real eCrimes, what this woman did does not constitute a crime. In every MMO game I’ve ever played, the EULA has forbidden account sharing. Thus, in every case where somebody accessed another user’s account with freely given username/password information and tampered, the game cited the EULA, told the ‘victim’ “Your fault, we’re not going to help you; by the way, banned for account sharing, have a nice day!”

That’s what should’ve been done here, not prosecution in a real legal court… ridiculous.

By: Colin Temple

Colin Temple — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:33:50 +0000

I hope Motorola is paying well for all these blog comments. I keep seing them on a few of my blogs, advertising their recent phones. My impressions of that comany are declining now, and I can only laugh at their social marketing strategy.

Obviously these are spam comments. Yes, you’ve related it to my post, which is better than most, but it’s just not natural. I maintain that Motorola phones (like most mobile phones) are pretty horrible for gaming. The iPhone is a big step towards better games, but if you want games on the go you’re still better off with a DS or PSP.

By: m goode

m goode — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:38:25 +0000

I’ve seen some SWEET mobile gaming content for the motorola krave recently (motorola.com/krave). It has a flip WITH a touch screen, so most of the gaming controls can be accessed without even flipping the phone open. Definitely worth checking out by any serious gamer, especially this lady. =)

By: Robert K.

Robert K. — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:33:38 +0000

While I like the thought that some form of law enforcement is finally being open to protect users of online products, this seems way overboard…