Anyone who argues that the gaming community is not some sort of fraternal order needs to read this and rekanize! A few weeks ago, a gaming journalist had his house robbed and his Xbox 360 Halo Elite was one of the items taken. After trying to recover some of his things via police and pawn shop visits, he received messages on his Xbox Account, voice messages, of the kid who now has the console demanding payment.

Not exactly Danny Ocean here. So the game blogger puts his story out there and gives the thief’s XBL info as well as his screen name and so forth. The story made it to the front of Digg and the he was bombarded by thousands, yes thousands of gamers calling for his head. His name was revealed, though he is 16, so I can’t tell you. Turns out that he bought the stolen box and was trying to act tough before realizing that most people have some decency and are not going to make this kid the next Tyler Durden. His mother was contacted and criminal charges are pending. The lesson here: Don’t fuck with gamers. They have more friends than you. Friends with spare time. Friends who are way smarter than you. Trust me.