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GameToo Much...... And Die!

Posted by chrisd on from the he-was-probably-britished dept.

A 24-year-old South Korean man died after playing computer games nonstop for 86 hours, police said yesterday. The jobless man, identified by police only by his last name Kim, was found dead at an Internet cafe in Kwangju, 260 kilometres southwest of Seoul, they said. Quoting witnesses, police detective Oh Myong-sik in Kwangju said the man had been virtually glued to the computer since late last Friday and had no decent sleep and meals. The man collapsed in front of the counter early yesterday but soon regained consciousness. He then went to the toilet where he later was found dead, the police officer said. Initial investigation ruled out the possibility of murder, police said. An autopsy was planned. Source Article can be found in The Sydney Morning Herald In related gaming news: sam_handelman writes "In an article on the front page of the online edition, (free reg required) the new york times takes a rather negative look at the rise of broadband gaming in South Korea. The author, Howard W French, is a Times staff writer, with a background in staggering human tragedy, which may help to explain why he thinks my hobby is an epidemic. There was a wired article about Korean broadband (summary: they have lots), which we already discussed."

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  1. Slashdot Newbie! by Anenga · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Journalism?! This is Slashdot!!

  2. what is the game.. by kcf3r · · Score: 0, Redundant

    he was playing???

    I want it

  3. Which games? by famazza · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Please, could somebody tell us which games did he played?

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    1. Re:Which games? by SaturnTim · · Score: 1, Redundant

      Solitare.

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  4. uh by zapfie · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Er, what CAN you do for 86 hours and not die? I don't think the fact that it was games made it anything special..

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  5. Re:yeah great journalism here by Capsaicin · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Force anyone to sit in one place for 86 hours

    Nobody forced him ... Why excatly was he sitting in one place for 86 hours again?

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  6. Man dies ... how? by jamesl · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The man was found dead in the bathroom but the headline says he died from playing computer games. I think he expired from a difficult defecation.

    At least they didn't blame the Internet.

  7. Misinterpreting this event by Azothoth · · Score: 2, Redundant

    This was basically a suicide. He chose an odd way to do it, but that's probably all it was.

    It's unlikely that he got "hooked" or didn't know any better.

  8. no lan parties for him! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Only 86 hours!? lightweight

  9. Last name of 'Kim' - that narrows it down by Racine · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I mean, how many Koreans have that last name? What happened to withholding identity until the family is informed?

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  10. Re:not the game's fault by Luggage · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Elvis already got that one.

  11. Re:not the game's fault by Goenk · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yeah... it just like Elvis - he died on the can too - why doesn't anyone do something about this toilet-menace ?!

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