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S. Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
thats hardcore.
| quote: | S. Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said Tuesday.
The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing on-line battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, police said.
Lee had planted himself in front of a computer monitor to play on-line games on Aug. 3. He only left the spot over the next three days to go to the toilet and take brief naps on a makeshift bed, they said.
"We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion," a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone.
Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games, the daily JoongAng Ilbo reported after interviewing former work colleagues and staff at the Internet cafe.
After he failed to return home, Lee's mother asked his former colleagues to find him. When they reached the cafe, Lee said he would finish the game and then go home, the paper reported.
He died a few minutes later, it said.
South Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, has a large and highly developed game industry.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050809...DRpBHNlYwM3NTc-
edit by coup: he was actually playing starcraft :wtf: |
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| Inertia |
| puts a WHOLE new definition to 'finish the game'. |
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| TweeK |
lol
I wonder if he was play StarCraft....i heard its really popular in S.Korea |
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| Danny Ocean |
| so did he finish the game? |
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| XoxidE |
| quote: | Originally posted by XoxidE
what a loser... |
I know its a bad thing to say, but who would ignore things like exhaustion, come on, I would of just stopped playing, insted of just dying there :rolleyes: |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| quote: | Originally posted by TweeK
lol
I wonder if he was play StarCraft....i heard its really popular in S.Korea |
im addicted to that game. i play it about 2 hours a day. when i first had it, i could play it from the time woke up to late at night. ive had the game for 5 or 6 years. |
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| stren |
this story is useless without the game title
it makes me want to play that game |
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| Desty Nova |
| quote: | Originally posted by stren
this story is useless without the game title
it makes me want to play that game |
heh heh, I'll bet it was ethier Unreal Tournament or Halo. |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| matter of fact, as soon as i get home, im playing starcraft. im craving some game time right now. |
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