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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 5:09AM PR0F3TA said

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damn, sucks to be you 'nam

Posted: Apr 24th 2011 11:23AM Hatchet said

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@PR0F3TA
Sucks if it makes it's way over here too. Instead of limiting us on playtime they want to charge us per GB of Internet use, what's worse?
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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 5:09AM Awsaim said

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Good thing I plan all my crimes originating from online games, for 9PM.

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 5:20AM oxfordfishsalon said

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@Awsaim
I'm going to be doing so many crimes that originate from single player games allllllllll nighttttt longggggggg
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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 5:11AM wcarnation said

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Cutting off internet was pretty popular in Egypt.

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 5:20AM Gonzie said

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awww see, communism not that bad, just like big parents looking after everyone.


/jk

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 5:26AM oxfordfishsalon said

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So basically this is encouraging people who are awake after 10 PM to hit the streets and commit violent crime and / or drug dealin' rather than play World of Warcraft.

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 9:18AM JasonA said

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@oxfordfishsalon

I agree with your take on this.

This rule will have the opposite effect that it intends.
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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 5:32AM Mazrael said

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So putting a curfew on online games, those criminals are going to need something else to do.. hmm.. what ever could they do...?

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 6:11AM NeoHumpty said

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@Mazrael Yabba......or they could drive to Sweden and do some coke while playing with other kids.
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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 6:10AM PornOfBabylon said

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@sdfsdfkjsdhk

Fail @ life.

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 6:27AM eat it said

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I think they meant to say they are doing this just to make it look they give a damn.

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 6:52AM TheShaper said

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Alright! Now without all that gaming to get in the way, I can commit my crimes shadowed by the night!

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 7:06AM joeymoto said

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One word: This is bullshit!

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 9:13AM commenter7 said

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@joeymoto

1....2....3...

hmmmm
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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 9:50AM thisredengine said

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@commenter7

joeymoto must go to the same school as Gritzor.
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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 7:15AM Andrew12h said

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Well, instead of StarCraft, I guess I can create REAL armies and tanks to command instead of playing online.
Get ready for Jail Break X!

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 7:32AM EDZiLLUH said

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that's just wrong instead of a decrease in crime it's going to increase what will they do then.? put a curfew on people.?

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 8:19AM arucious said

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This is where Littlebigplanet2....saves da day :D

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 8:32AM baby sea tuna said

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@arucious

I dunno, after about 5 minutes of dealing with the lousy jumping, push/pulling, and swinging mechanics, I feel like committing a few violent assaults.
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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 8:33AM edit said

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The games are probably so wildly popular because they offer an escape from the experience of living somewhere where basic rights aren't respected. Not that there aren't plenty of violations of rights in the western world as well.. Us monkey folk have a great deal of growing up to do.

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 8:46AM bryoneill11 said

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Let me get this straight... So from 10pm-8am people were in their house not committing crimes right? but now they have all the time in the world to do it... not just because the damn perfect time, but because you are taking away what makes them be in their house not committing crimes.

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 9:24AM Nova Hands said

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When asked if he would continue to mine resources in StarCraft II while everyone else's internet was shut off, Deputy Minister Le Nam Thang had no comment.

In other news, Le Nam Thang's name sounds oddly like a ghetto French person calling something "a 'Nam thing..."

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 9:24AM R Planteer said

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Sad. I will have to say that vietnam is a great place to vist though.

5 star hotel room: $25/day
Full time maid for that room: $100/month
Room full of high class "escorts": A few 100, depending on the room.

A night out at the hottest club in town: $75-150, depending on how often you feel like "making it rain."

Some areas are pretty nice too.

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 9:56AM Ohhlaawd said

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@R Planteer

Yeah Nam was definitely a fun place to travel, gorgeous scenery and everything was cheap.

*stares longingly out the window from his office* =D
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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 10:26AM Rannxz said

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@R Planteer
Coming home and finding out you have every disease known to man and some even unknown...priceless...
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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 9:29AM Algol said

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Time for another revolt

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 9:54AM ftank1 said

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I guess they won't be undoing it and "forget all about it" when this changes nothing?

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 10:09AM GeekCujo said

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Is it April 1st?

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 10:25AM Rannxz said

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This is stupid! Restricting gamers from playing at a certain time will lead to more violence! How else are they suppose to get that 7 kill-streak at 3 in the morning?

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 11:15AM TNK1 said

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At least they can still play single player games. Sux they cut their online off after 10pm though.

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 12:17PM andiesavestheday said

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I just moved here with my wife (she's Vietnamese, I'm American). As a gamer this bothers me somewhat. Somewhat because I subscribe to a VPN in order to get USA programing online (Hulu, NetFlix, etc). I figure the VPN will help me bypass any VN internet restrictions.

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 1:19PM 04k3R said

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It's time to send the American troops back in.

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 1:54PM gatotsu911 said

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@04k3R
Classy.
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Posted: Feb 24th 2011 2:06PM Nguyen said

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hahaaa good thing I'm not there anymore.

Posted: Feb 24th 2011 3:57PM The Wicker Man said

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"I didn't watch my buddies die face down in the muck so..." "Face it man, it doesn't have anything to do with Vietnam!"

Posted: Feb 25th 2011 3:35AM sigma8 said

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If only they had net neutrality, then their ISP's wouldn't be allowed to block/throttle traffic based on port numbers and packet contents. Good thing we have that here--oh wait.

Posted: Apr 24th 2011 11:31AM Hatchet said

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Every time something looks fishy there's always someone with the name of the place in question

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