A former journalist for IGN, Ziff-Davis and Ultra Game Players has shot himself and his wife in an apparent murder-suicide.
Jason Montes, 33, of Sacramento was found dead by police at the home of his estranged wife in Concord, California on Sunday, January 11. His wife Serena Montes, 25, was fatally wounded at the location. According to police, Montes had called a friend to say he had shot his wife and planned to kill himself. The gun belonged to his father.
Montes, a science fiction and video game devotee, joined Ultra Game Players then published by Imagine Media, in the mid-1990s. According to a resume posted on Facebook, he went on to work for IGN, The Official PlayStation Magazine at Ziff and Prima among others. More recently, he worked in marketing for Hudsonsoft, before pursuing a career in web design and animation.
Serena Montes, a pastry chef, met Montes online and were wed in 2007. However, the two parted last year. Montes had recently filed for bankruptcy protection.
Ok show of hands who thought of someone else
Benoit'd
QuoteHave you ever met a person like Cho Seung-Hui? (Va. Tech Killer)Manabyte /ducks
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3555515&postcount=1486
:nsfw
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=326792
His last post at GAF was in Manabyte's fake suicide thread. Then Manabyte comes back here after he said he was leaving to post this guy's real suicide thread. Sound like some Suicide Club shit is going down.
RIP
RIP
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e378/T-234/inappropriate.jpg):lol that's so wrong
Jason Montes was the first person I ever met in the game industry.
Damn, everyone has their fangs out for this guy.
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e378/T-234/inappropriate.jpg):lol that's so wrong
I do remember him from the VC thread.
RIP? what the hell? He should be burning in hell. He murdered a young innocent woman.
RIP
FUCK anybody who's such a cowardly prick that he takes someone else with him.Do yourself a favor and don't look at the gaf thread. Lot's of "lets wait and see what the facts are, maybe it wasn't his fault" stuff. Like there are plenty of logical reasons to kill defenseless women.
Shoot yourself in the fucking head if you want, but do it alone.
I don't care if you're Chris Benoit, Justin Levens (MMA fighter), or a GAFFER, if you fucking take your wife with you, you're a worthless piece of shit and death is too good for you.
FUCK anybody who's such a cowardly prick that he takes someone else with him.Do yourself a favor and don't look at the gaf thread. Lot's of "lets wait and see what the facts are, maybe it wasn't his fault" stuff. Like there are plenty of logical reasons to kill defenseless women.
Shoot yourself in the fucking head if you want, but do it alone.
I don't care if you're Chris Benoit, Justin Levens (MMA fighter), or a GAFFER, if you fucking take your wife with you, you're a worthless piece of shit and death is too good for you.
The main defense posts were by people who knew him only by his hudson stuff. None of those who knew him seemed to get defensive of the guy really.A lot of people actually knew the guy. Probably hard to comprehend the situation.FUCK anybody who's such a cowardly prick that he takes someone else with him.Do yourself a favor and don't look at the gaf thread. Lot's of "lets wait and see what the facts are, maybe it wasn't his fault" stuff. Like there are plenty of logical reasons to kill defenseless women.
Shoot yourself in the fucking head if you want, but do it alone.
I don't care if you're Chris Benoit, Justin Levens (MMA fighter), or a GAFFER, if you fucking take your wife with you, you're a worthless piece of shit and death is too good for you.
FUCK anybody who's such a cowardly prick that he takes someone else with him.Do yourself a favor and don't look at the gaf thread. Lot's of "lets wait and see what the facts are, maybe it wasn't his fault" stuff. Like there are plenty of logical reasons to kill defenseless women.
Shoot yourself in the fucking head if you want, but do it alone.
I don't care if you're Chris Benoit, Justin Levens (MMA fighter), or a GAFFER, if you fucking take your wife with you, you're a worthless piece of shit and death is too good for you.
FUCK anybody who's such a cowardly prick that he takes someone else with him.Do yourself a favor and don't look at the gaf thread. Lot's of "lets wait and see what the facts are, maybe it wasn't his fault" stuff. Like there are plenty of logical reasons to kill defenseless women.
Shoot yourself in the fucking head if you want, but do it alone.
I don't care if you're Chris Benoit, Justin Levens (MMA fighter), or a GAFFER, if you fucking take your wife with you, you're a worthless piece of shit and death is too good for you.
what if his wife was being sucked up by a vortex and then
Same thing with Benoit.
That really is the best post on gaf ever.
The death of a child is always a tragedy, but let's put this in perspective, shall we?
Oh gracious @ RoboJ
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=14481518&postcount=176
FUCK anybody who's such a cowardly prick that he takes someone else with him.Do yourself a favor and don't look at the gaf thread. Lot's of "lets wait and see what the facts are, maybe it wasn't his fault" stuff. Like there are plenty of logical reasons to kill defenseless women.
Shoot yourself in the fucking head if you want, but do it alone.
I don't care if you're Chris Benoit, Justin Levens (MMA fighter), or a GAFFER, if you fucking take your wife with you, you're a worthless piece of shit and death is too good for you.
my condolences to his and her family. he committed suicide so he was not thinking straight mentally so we shouldnt lay on him if he murdered his wife. He did not get the mental help he required. its the system that got to both of them
Seriously! From a lot of the comments people have made, you'd think they never stepped a foot outside their doorsteps and interacted with living, breathing human beings. I would think twice before condemning a man you hardly knew...
None of us will ever know what events passed, or what led up to it. Some people need to step down from their self-rightous high horses.
very sad, and no reason to murder someone, but lets get all the facts before saying hes a coward and scum. maybe he is, but lets get the rest of the story. very sad and I remember him and his posts and he seemed normal.
this will sound bad, but you don't know why. yes maybe and probably he is scum, but can we get the full story first? some reasons why you would kill someone can be justified. not saying this is the case but can we give this a little bit more time?
Oh gracious @ RoboJ
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=14481518&postcount=176
I remember his avatar, but not his posting much. Pretty messed up regardless. :(: /
It's not really surprising that there are some people with mental problems/instability on gaf. I mean just read any NPD thread.
I remember his avatar, but not his posting much. Pretty messed up regardless. :(: /
It's not really surprising that there are some people with mental problems/instability on gaf. I mean just read any NPD thread.
This is true of many forumites.
Evilbore is so distinguished mentally-challenged sometimes.
For some asinine reason I'm not mad at this guy for killing his wife. The whole situation is just sorry.
I remember his avatar, but not his posting much. Pretty messed up regardless. :(: /
It's not really surprising that there are some people with mental problems/instability on gaf. I mean just read any NPD thread.
This is true of many forumites.
Evilbore is so distinguished mentally-challenged sometimes.
For some asinine reason I'm not mad at this guy for killing his wife. The whole situation is just sorry.
No, I mean I feel more sympathy for the guy and alot of apathy for the woman he killed. That can't be good to feel that way.
FUCK anybody who's such a cowardly prick that he takes someone else with him.Do yourself a favor and don't look at the gaf thread. Lot's of "lets wait and see what the facts are, maybe it wasn't his fault" stuff. Like there are plenty of logical reasons to kill defenseless women.
Shoot yourself in the fucking head if you want, but do it alone.
I don't care if you're Chris Benoit, Justin Levens (MMA fighter), or a GAFFER, if you fucking take your wife with you, you're a worthless piece of shit and death is too good for you.Quotemy condolences to his and her family. he committed suicide so he was not thinking straight mentally so we shouldnt lay on him if he murdered his wife. He did not get the mental help he required. its the system that got to both of themQuoteSeriously! From a lot of the comments people have made, you'd think they never stepped a foot outside their doorsteps and interacted with living, breathing human beings. I would think twice before condemning a man you hardly knew...QuoteNone of us will ever know what events passed, or what led up to it. Some people need to step down from their self-rightous high horses.Quotevery sad, and no reason to murder someone, but lets get all the facts before saying hes a coward and scum. maybe he is, but lets get the rest of the story. very sad and I remember him and his posts and he seemed normal.Quotethis will sound bad, but you don't know why. yes maybe and probably he is scum, but can we get the full story first? some reasons why you would kill someone can be justified. not saying this is the case but can we give this a little bit more time?
:DNo, I mean I feel more sympathy for the guy and alot of apathy for the woman he killed. That can't be good to feel that way.
amended diagnosis: You've yet to transverse your Oedipal conflict, leading you to identification with the vengeful phallus and coolly distant from the castrating Mother.
As Freud often concluded in his therapy sessions, the only solution is to kill yourself.
Speaking of which, if the role was reversed. Wife killed gaffer guy. I doubt many gaffers would try to argue that we shouldn't judge murderers we don't personally know.
Speaking of which, if the role was reversed. Wife killed gaffer guy. I doubt many gaffers would try to argue that we shouldn't judge murderers we don't personally know.
Can't we simply not take anyone's side and just say they both deserved to die?spoiler (click to show/hide)too inappropriate?[close]
Speaking of which, if the role was reversed. Wife killed gaffer guy. I doubt many gaffers would try to argue that we shouldn't judge murderers we don't personally know.
Can't we simply not take anyone's side and just say they both deserved to die?spoiler (click to show/hide)too inappropriate?[close]
At least they played Bubble Bobble. Fucking distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. I will cut your throat.
I'll break my self-imposed silence for this.
Jason Montes was the first person I ever met in the game industry.
Back in 1996, debaser and I wrote a piece of fanfic about Kabuki Jo and Plant 42, winning an Ultra Gameplayers Online contest. Jason and I chatted a few times via e-mail, and when my brother came out to L.A. that summer for a music program, we arranged for me to come by the office and meet him as long as I was out here (and to pick up our prizes!). I got to meet everyone working on UGP and Next Gen, which for a game-addled 16-year-old was, like, I dunno. Meeting the Beatles at the height of Beatlemania? I wanted to be Next Gen when I grew up. I'm still somewhat disappointed that I - and my industry - are not.
Anyways, it's a goddamn shame, and considering where I am today, I'm more than a little distressed.
P.S. My mom totally freaked him out when she was able to name all the Final Fantasy VII characters on his desk.spoiler (click to show/hide)I also thought this thread was about Manabyte until I saw he had posted it. :lol[close]
I know things.
its the system that got to both of them