Gamers People do crazy things. Take for example a handful of recent happenings, including one person's attempt to blackmail a videogame developer/publisher with suicide and another calling a publisher's falling stock price an act of divine retribution. Now LiveNews (via Kotaku) is reporting the latest unbelievable videogame headling: A South Korean teen set fire to a nearby warehouse after an unsatisfying game session.

The 15-year-old boy, whose name and school have been withheld, started the fire this weekend in Chuncheon after "his computer games did not go well," claims the Yonhap news agency. The blaze caused an estimated 4 million South Korean won ($3,043) in damage.

Although current information does not indicate the name of the "computer game" the boy became frustrated with, it's worth noting that videogames are sometimes taken more seriously in South Korea than in other regions. With titles such as StarCraft having become a cultural touchstone as relevant to South Korea as a major sport is to the U.S., the weight of his virtual struggles may be greater than one would initially assume. Then again, we didn't see Peyton Manning setting fire to any buildings after his frustrating loss to the Chargers this weekend.

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