Some inventive British thieves, probably frustrated for not being able to run Crysis or Unreal Tournament 2007, have broken into the Manchester store of American retailer GameStop, taking with them "over 100 gaming systems", according to the local Police.

The perpetrators made a hole into the wall that separates GameStop's store from another shop (which is now abandoned) and left with the valuable gaming rigs. The odd thing is that the Police believes the thugs were actually after PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, but eventually "settled" for the PCs. "Over 100 gaming systems that were removed from the office valued at approximately $30,000," said Sgt. Maureen Tessier, of the Manchester Police Dept.

There is little chance for the Police to catch the thieves, considering that no surveillance cameras were installed at the site and that few clues were gathered to help the investigation. As a result of this situation, the Manchester Police made an appeal to the public to offer any details that might be useful.

Anyway, GameStop should call themselves fortunate compared to what happened to Microsoft in Britain. A UK deposit where Xbox 360 consoles were stored got robbed a bit more than a year ago, and consoles worth more than $1.9 million were stolen. Only two days after this incident, the Police reported another massive Xbox 360 theft, although this time it involved the highjacking of a truck filled with X60s worth more than $500,000.