First Day of PlayStation 3 Sales Sparks Violence, Crimes, Injuries

When does enthusiasm turn into mayhem? Today. Mark it on your calendars.

Video gamers have been waiting months to buy the new Sony PlayStation 3, which is supposed to be the most advanced system on the market. Some camped out for days at stores to get among the first to get their hands on one. But as the hysteria built, so did the problems. In just the first day there are a number of stories of people fighting over the units, robberies, and even one serious injury. Here's our list, including one video link:

Mad dash in Wal Mart parking lot ends with man hitting flagpole face first, breaking jaw (with video goodness)

55-year-old man arrested for unlawful assembly when Orlando mall crowd of 100s overwhelms security staff when they rush doors.

Kentucky authorities relieved as arrest of man on Best Buy loading dock turns out to be escaped rapist, not crazed Playstation 3 buyer

Cops try to disburse crowd that had camped overnight at Best Buy, arrest drunk teen and charge him with disorderly conduct, underage consumption of alcohol and resisting arrest.

Fairfax police were called to a local store Friday after a disturbance allegedly broke out over a limited number of PlayStation 3 consoles.

In Putnam, Conn., two gunmen tried to rob people lined up for the console, and shot one who refused to surrender his money.

Two armed men wearing black ski masks and sunglasses robbed the EB Games store of five Sony PlayStation 3 video game systems

PlayStation 3s selling for $2000 on eBay. (Remember when someone was selling an empty X-Box box on eBay and got several hundred dollars for it?)

Police said a Whitehall Twp. teenager became a robbery victim when his newly purchased PlayStation 3 was taken via gunpoint.

Top 10 complaints from PlayStation 3 shoppers, including #9. Didn't grasp the irony of having to sell the television to afford the PS3.

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