33-year-old Jason Montes, a former games journalist with over a decade of involvement in the industry, has been found dead, apparently through suicide, and is heavily suspected of murdering his wife.
Montes allegedly called his friend before he was discovered, confessing that he had shot his wife, 25-year-old Serena Montes, and planned to shoot himself. The gun belonged to Jason's father.
Montes' career started in the mid-nineties with him joining Ultra Game Players, published by Imagine Media. He moved on from there to work for IGN, Official PlayStation Magazine and even worked in marketing for Hudsonsoft before becoming a web designer and animator.
Although married to Serena in 2007, Jason and Serena had separated last year. Jason recently filed for bankruptcy protection.
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7:40 AM on 01.22.2009 | 
Except with games instead of wrestling.
Dude was obviously fucked up. A career in games journalism and he threw that all away and took someone else with him? Fuck that.
Anyways. I can only wish his and her family the best T_T
Never heard of the guy, but this still sucks big time. Times are hard man, times are hard.
He probably had nothing to throw away, given that he filed for bankruptcy protection. I have a feeling that played more than a small role in this.
It's not a matter of hard times. When people do crap like this it's usually an ego/self-importance thing. Selfish pricks like that think that family around them won't be able to go on without them and take them all with them thinking they've done the right thing. Makes me sick to my stomach, at least there weren't any kids.
Thanks.
I'll say this though. The guy was a complete and utter cunt for taking someone else's life with his own, no matter what his financial or mental state. I hope he burns in the fires of hell.
I wish both families all the best.
Shit, sorry. Didn't see that last sentence... But still, until we find out more I stand by my comment.
Gutted for both families, can't imagine how it would feel.
I understand starving North Korean kids beating each other to death for a corn cernal lying in animal poop....I don't understand bankruptcy being an excuse for murder. The economy will have to get a lot worse than it is now for most westerners to understand real poverty... as if poverty was reason to kill to begin with.
If anything I'd say the split with his wife had more influence....which is why he didn't shoot up the bank that denied him that loan.
I didn't say it was an excuse.
...too soon?