So many times as of recent, people are loving to blame videogames for making them do things, saying shooting up demons in DOOM let to them actually pulling the trigger in real life. In this story's case, however, at least videogames aren't blamed for anything - this is just a bunch of immoral idiots who played GTA and then went out to recreate in real-life what they'd just done.

From the article:

The leader of a street gang which played Grand Theft Auto III by day and acted the game out in real life by night has been sentenced to 75 years to life in state prison.

As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, 27-year-old Gregory Colbert was convicted of killing a friend, Glen Phaso. As described by the Chronicle:

The Nut Cases were an Oakland street gang who told police that they spent their time getting high and playing the video game “Grand Theft Auto,” then went and perpetrated the violent acts shown in the game, including robbery and murders. They called themselves the Nut Cases, and several members sported tattoos showing the Planters logo Mr. Peanut and the words “Nut Case.”

Read the full article over at gamepolitics.com