Man dies after online game marathon

[Hulkster316]

Think he was playing Starcraft think that is still massive in asia

[EvilMunky]

what game tho

[Dougal]

The ironic one would be some atrociously poor game.

Something like......

*thinks of one he's not gonna get flamed for*





*thinking*


That game where you oogle

[Konan555]

The most I've ever played in one sitting (without eating or sleeping etc) can not be more than 6 hours or so, and even then I have regular stretching/cigarette breaks!

Yep, that'll keep you healthy

Maybe games should have warnings like cigarette packets?

"Government Warning: Excess playing will cause loss of social skills"

[kidzer]

He was playing starcraft, it is now being reported.

[superscaper]

I think I'll steer clear of starcraft alhough I have been quite addicted to warcraft.

[Malt_Vinegar]

Thats absolutley crazy, but you have to wonder if 50 hours is really possible, non-stop playing. I mean, he must have made loo breaks, and food breaks?! Perhaps that why he died, didnt stop enough? Perhaps sheer mental exhaustion?

[Tabris]

Half life would be ironic.

Then when it happens to a relative at the pearly gates when he meets n greets them.

Dead guy "so what you die of bro?"
New dead guy "half life 2"

bah ha ha, cuse me, just woke up, mmmm time to go back to sleep.

Haha, nice one.

If I hadn't been told that He'd been playing Startcraft, I would have guessed that he was playing an MMORPG, they take those way too seriously over there (like that murder in China over Legend of Mir).

[XA04]

Got the source?.. an OFFICIAL source?

I've seen thing's like this before but they turn out not to be true.

And they spelt "wired"(it's weird) wrong.

[TheFakeEscape]

Heh, what a light weight!

Actually, I think I'll be a bit scared of doing coursework allnighters now. Haha.

[TheFakeEscape]

Speaking of Jack Thompson check this out:

"Infact, we have got a bunch of sociopaths in Edinburgh-Scotland sitting around in kilts sipping their single malt whiskey, spreading racial and hurtful stereotypes."

He said this, during a interview on a videogame related radio station, in the USA.


The guy is nuts! Another great example, Senile old fool!

[Killermac]

something tells me that being up for fifty hours and drinking bawlz is not the best idea in the world.

KM

[Aaron]

I bet it was caused by a zerg rush.

kekekekekeke ^_^

[smtkr]

I posted an example of this here: http://forums.brokenpixel.com/showth...ighlight=korea

in May 2003 (had to post the thread as the link to the Yahoo! news article is now dead but quote in the thread).

Towards the end, they mention a 24 year old korean who "died in October after playing the online game Mu virtually nonstop for 86 hours — three and a half days. Police said he died from a blood clot triggered by lack of physical activity."

Really? Lack of physical activity? Who would have guessed that doing nothing but gaming and taking caffein pills for 86 hours would kill you?