Taiwanese teen dies after 40-hour Diablo iii marathon

• Kenny? wrote on 2012-07-19 01:36

  The years of anticipation for Diablo III have brought about a number of marathon play sessions since its release on May 15, but one fan's obsession with the game has proven fatal.
  
  An 18-year old Diablo III player in Taiwan was found dead recently after a 40-hour marathon session with the game, reports the Australian Associated Press.
  
  The player, who has only been identified as Chuang, reportedly booked a room at his local Internet café before diving into the game, not stopping for sleep or food the entire time. An employee of the café found him passed out on a table Sunday.
  
  He woke up when approached, but collapsed after a few steps and was rushed to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. An autopsy is pending, but authorities noted that the long period of sitting still could have created blood clots, which proved fatal.
  
  Sadly, it's not the first game-marathon-related death in Taiwan this year. In February, Chen Rong-yu had a fatal heart attack while playing in an Internet café in Taipei while playing online smash hit, League of Legends. Fellow players, though, didn't notice he had died for another nine hours.
  Deaths in Internet cafes are rare, but happen from time to time when players concentrate so intensely on their games, that they ignore factors like the body's need for sleep and food.
  Last year, a 30 year-old Chinese gamer died after staying up for three consecutive days, barely eating or drinking anything. And last August, 20 year-old Chris Staniforth suffered a pulmonary embolism after a marathon session on his Xbox.
  
  The deaths underscore the risk of game addiction, which more and more people are becoming worried about as the industry grows.

  
  
  http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/taiwanese-teen-dies-40-hour-diablo-iii-marathon-190451985.html
• Blassreiter wrote on 2012-07-19 01:54
  inb4 an uneducated parent blames the game company.
• Hexed wrote on 2012-07-19 02:07
  Lol this makes me nervous about pulling all-nighters. Which i do from time to time. D:
• Chockeh wrote on 2012-07-19 02:11

  Quote from Blassreiter;912775:

  inb4 an uneducated parent blames the game company.

  
  
  I hate it when this happens.
• Joker wrote on 2012-07-19 02:48
  what an idiot.. it wasn't even that great a game... jeeze..
• Oizen wrote on 2012-07-19 03:07
  Its the game's fault.
  
  Not his fault.
• Blassreiter wrote on 2012-07-19 03:29

  Quote from OizenX;912844:

  Its the game's fault.
  
  Not his fault.

  
  
  You know what? You're right! Let's take down Blizzard, Nexon, Valve, and Pocaman for hurting all our innocent children!
• Chillax wrote on 2012-07-19 03:33

  Quote from r4baloons;912793:

  Lol this makes me nervous about pulling all-nighters. Which i do from time to time. D:

  
  
  You'll live if you at least eat something.
• Blassreiter wrote on 2012-07-19 03:42

  Quote from Chillax;912879:

  You'll live if you at least eat something.

  
  
  Not to mention give your ass a break every now and then.
• Niuu wrote on 2012-07-19 04:50
  what a ***.
• rzetlin wrote on 2012-07-19 04:52
  So this teen has decided to fight Diablo in person.
• Cynic wrote on 2012-07-19 04:58
  Can't say that I feel sorry for him. Even computer addicts know how to properly take care of themselves.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-07-19 06:06
  Its the blood clots. Temporary blood clots formed from long periods of sitting (happens all the time honestly) can be fixed in many ways.
  
  But one important thing is that if you've been sitting for like 12 hours straight, don't make sudden large movements. Just slowly work yourself towards mobility.
  
  Or just get up and stretch every few hours.
• Chockeh wrote on 2012-07-19 08:24

  Quote from Cucurbita;912994:

  
  Or just get up and stretch every few hours.

  
  
  Seriously, who can sit that long?
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-07-19 10:01

  Quote from Chockeh;913061:

  Seriously, who can sit that long?

  
  
  A lot of people?
  
  I've literally not budged from my chair for like 9 hours before.