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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[thatguywhoiam]

"saying their son jumped to his death while reenacting a scene from the game..."

It is tragic what happened to the parents, but obviously this game did not cause the boy's death. As we know there are no scenes in the game (to speak of), it is all open-ended. But they don't know how to explain themselves, ergo we are presented with slightly nonsensical statements like this. That sentence was written by a lawyer, I'd bet.