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Blizzard Sued for Death of Gamer

Somatic writes "In the latest saga over online gaming addiction in China, the parents of a 13-year-old Tianjin boy are suing the makers of World of Warcraft, blaming the game for the death of their son, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua. The parents filed a suit against Blizzard Entertainment on Wednesday, saying their son jumped to his death while reenacting a scene from the game, the report said. The parents are backed by the anti-Internet addiction advocate Zhang Chunliang. Mr. Chunliang has spoken to 63 parents whose children have allegedly suffered from online gaming addiction and plans to file a class-action suit, according to the report."

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  2. WoW subscribers by country? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does Blizzard have a rough estimate of the World of Warcraft subscribers by country?

  3. Re:Relavent link by kermitthefrog917 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    This reminds me of a T-shirt I saw at www.thoseshirts.com

    Top 10 gun safety rules

    9) "Dumb children may get a hold of your guns and shoot eachother. If your children are dumb, put them up for adoption to protect yor guns"

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    I may be wrong but you're downright ugly!
  4. Re:Dear Parents... by NetRAVEN5000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "We'll see how the Republican party finishes up this presidential term with all of its leaders behind bars, assuming they get convicted for their corruption."

    Yeah, not like Bin Laden never tried to bomb the WTC while Clinton was in power or anything. Or got set free only to attack us again.

  5. Please by Back+Slider+1969 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is like suing the porn industry for a sprained wrist.