Man Dies After 3 Day Gaming Session

Man Dies After 3 Day Gaming Session

By: Reuters

A Chinese man dropped dead after playing Internet games for three consecutive days, state media said on Monday as China seeks to wean Internet addicts offline.

The man from the southern boomtown of Guangzhou, aged about 30, died on Saturday after being rushed to the hospital from the Internet cafe, local authorities were quoted by the Beijing News as saying.

"Police have ruled out the possibility of suicide," the newspaper said, adding that exhaustion was the most likely cause of death. It did not say what game he was playing.

China, worried about the spread of pornography and politically incorrect content, has banned the opening of new cybercafes this year and issued orders limiting the time Internet users can spend playing online.

In April, President Hu Jintao launched a campaign to rid the Internet of "unhealthy" content and make it a platform for Communist Party doctrine.

It would make more sense if it was in South Korea. XD

But yeah, this, folks, is why there's an "X" at the top-right corner of the screen so you can stop playing <generic MMORPG goes here>.

I dont understand why this keeps happening. Why would you play games until you die?

Kinda makes me wonder about the mental state of the person. Is he/she really all
there? I guess I can understand to a certain point. When I first started playing PC
games, thats all I wanted to do. I didnt want to do anything else. I would skip lunch
and not clean up my house. Stupid little shit like that. If I could I would of played
from the time I got up till the time I went to bed. Of course back then I didn't have
the responsibilities I have now, so I could afford the time to play. I don't man
pretty sad though. Guess some have that addictive personality and no sense of self
control. I feel bad for the family, to loose your son to something as trivial as a game.

There was this post on PRC about two parents that neglected their infant children because they were too busy playing on the comp. That's addiction for ya.