UK Paper Offers Cash for Criminal Gamers' Stories

A recent post in the "Jobs & Casting" section of British networking site StarNow.co.uk asks readers to "write a few lines about how computer games turned you to crime," adding that a "national newspaper" is offering "hundreds of pounds" for the best tales. Unfortunately, the posting never mentions the name of the "national newspaper," though […]

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A recent post in the "Jobs & Casting" section of British networking site StarNow.co.uk asks readers to "write a few lines about how computer games turned you to crime," adding that a "national newspaper" is offering "hundreds of pounds" for the best tales.

Unfortunately, the posting never mentions the name of the "national newspaper," though the list of possible candidates in the UK isn't exactly huge.

Guessing what exactly is the paper's intent behind collecting such stories would be wildly unprofessional, but the post itself is enough to convince many that the publication seeks to profit from the recently fashionable trend of blaming real world violence on the influence of videogames.

Did computer games make you turn to a life of crime? [StarNow.co.uk]

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