Man dies after 50 hours of computer games

[Onyx]

South Korean left seat in Internet cafe only to use toilet, take brief naps

SEOUL, South Korea - 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 on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing online 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 online 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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[dragoth]

I laughed my ass off when I found out the game was Starcaft. Long live Blizzard! :grin

Its not even a new game though........its been around for almost 6 years now.

[Shade Everdark]

Who cares? If there is any game I'd want to die while playing, Starcraft would come behind only the Final Fantasies and Chrono Trigger.

The man knew what his priorities were.

[gothicmom]

:blink

[Daevion]

see also: http://www.detroitgothic.net/index.php?showtopic=4663

[Homicidalheathen]

I should show this to these people I know who sit around playing Quake all the time, they are trying to draw me in.....

My daughter has a T-shirt that says: 'Video games made me kill' with a face on it like this sorta.... :woot: Only it is a mad face....and they say she cannot wear it to school. Fuckers.

[phee]

Idiot

[Paper Hearts]

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.

[Daevion]

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.

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maybe the end boss killed him and his heart couldn't take it...or he forgot to save! :laughing