I only said Virtual Boy because it is the only other crazy VR headset, and their creators both died in weird traffic related things. Really just a bummer though...

Holy shit, that's fucking tragic.

I know I'm taking a strong stance but: Fuck Criminals.

Sad to see that he isn't going to see the full circle of the OR.

Why must the good die young?

WHY?!! WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHY?!?!?!

@gnatsol: IIRC it's been said that he had connections to the yakuza and was killed by them.

Man, that's fucked. I can't even fathom how that could happen. Why do the good ones have to go?

This is terrible. Condolences to all his friends and family.

R.I.P

Double holy shit on me. This practically happened in my back yard. It's tragic that anyone suffered such an end simply because another gang banger got a slap on the wrist and let loose, but considering how much I keep an ear out for the video game industry I am absolutely stunned to know that he was the one who got struck.

Many condolences to his family and friends.

@animasta: it means that the individual who struck him had outstanding warrants for his arrest. Probably shouldn't of let it get that far and just arrested his sooner.

Damnit

R.I.P. :'(

Yeah, there are some pretty crazy rumours that Nintendo's former President Yamauchi ordered a hit on him cause the Virtual Boy failed. Pretty stupid, you souldn't pay too much attention to them. Tragic things happen...

Yeah, the rumors are just the ramblings of the paranoid.

Yes, like it's guaranteed that it would just be that easy and not the case that, you know, the guy would run the moment he knew police were coming for him.

It's just such a meaningless death, and so sad. The world has lost a creative visionary, the gaming community has lost a important member, and a family has lost a loved one. Reisse-family and Oculus VR, you have my condolences, and my deepest sympathy.

Fuck sake what a shame

Holy shit, that just fucking sucks....

RIP man, he certainly helped bring on what has the potential to be one of the biggest revolutions in gaming.

They wouldn't have to come for him if they didn't let him out of prison in the first case.

I don't think you understand the purpose of probation.

Fuck, and I am sure that he had so much more. He was brilliant and I hope he knew that what he made is going to make lots of people very happy.

It sure as hell isn't for letting violent criminals out onto the streets. Which is the case here.

That's a bummer man.

I hear you dude, people just can't help but push their agenda even when it isn't appropriate.

Do you know for a fact that he was arrested for a violent crime? Usually gang members are arrested for drug possession. You can be indignant all you want, but the fact of the matter is our criminal system is already pretty harsh to the point of absurdity.

I get where they're coming from though. Sometimes when something like this happens it really upsets me and I wish they would just send in all kind of special forces to kill anybody who's a known gang banger. Obviously that's a coping mechanism and I wouldn't really want that. But I think that's what they're are projecting in the comments. It's feeling so fucking helpless when, if you lost your mind, you could actually do something about it

. It's like a fucked up twisted version Occam's razor.

Man this really is getting to me. I'm so excited for the Occulus Rift and I'm so sick of the fucking scum in California. ughhh. I fucking hate mankind sometimes.

They aren't talking about gangbangers or even cholos(hispanic gangbangers) though dude. I'd probably understand if they said something like that but this guy is spouting off some racist bullshit as if it's a fact. I hate when xenophobes lump in the degenerates that come over here (not just from Mexico mind you, from El Salvador, Honduras, and even Guatamala) with all of the hard-working Hispanics and migrant workers who come to California, Arizona and Texas for better opportunities.

But really, that's straying everything way too far from the topic at hand, which is exactly what that dick wanted to happen. R.I.P Andrew, the world lost a brilliant mind and an even greater innovator.

Condolences

@fuzzybunny566 said:

It's not like most people in criminal gangs wake up one day and decide "I'm going to join a gang and kill people because I'm a terrible human being." They usually join because they have no other options, which is usually due to a variety of reasons. And they probably commit those crimes because, again, they've got no other options. The point being the the chain of events goes on indefinitely, and there's no point in playing the blame game here.