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News: Man Dies After Prolonged Gaming Session

2007_09_19 gaming death.jpgThree consecutive days of internet gaming were the cause of death for a 30 year old Chinese man. If it really is true that exhaustion from gaming was the cause of death, and not a pre-existing condition, you have to wonder how someones onine life can be so disconnected from their real life that they lose track of basic human needs. We have never heard of anything like this happening as a result of reading books or watching TV.

-via Reuters and Geek Sugar

Comments (6)

When I read this i laughed...it's silly. DIdn't this happen a year or two ago?

posted by Keisha Kornbread on 2007-09-19 13:26:15
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Yeah, Keisha, I remember hearing about it too, maybe it was in Japan that time??

posted by kate on 2007-09-19 13:48:53
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Looks like the A.F.R. has released The Entertainment.

posted by jennifer in sf on 2007-09-19 14:25:16
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Books have ends. TV shows have commercials.

posted by thursday on 2007-09-19 14:43:34
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games have an off button

posted by nikirene on 2007-09-19 16:39:02
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Darwinism at its best!

posted by DaveD on 2007-09-20 09:51:35
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