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Diablo III Gamer Dies

An 18-year-old Chinese gamer, identified only as Chuang, died after a 40-hour Diablo III gaming binge, according to the Australian Associated Press. The teenager reserved a private room at an Internet cafe in southern Taiwan and played the hit game for two straight days without eating. After an entire work week’s worth of gaming, a cafe employee found Chuang resting on a table. After the attendant woke the boy, he took a few steps and then collapsed. The teenager was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a local hospital. This is the second death in Taiwan this year tied to excessive gaming — a man in New Taipei was found dead, with his arms still reaching out for the keyboard, in February after playing a video game for 23 consecutive hours.

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I saw in South Korea they have a massive problem with gaming addictions. People go to rehabilitation camps to make friends and learn how to socialize. Its sad that parents can't do better for their children.

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hmmm only 40 hours I've played longer than that. Makes a guy wonder what else was in his system.

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Thata insane.. Sorry wolfenstein, but my life isnt something i'd sacrifice to play you.

 

On a side note, died after not eating for two days? Nah.. Something else did that xD

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hmmm only 40 hours I've played longer than that. Makes a guy wonder what else was in his system.

 

Yep I bet many of us have stayed up longer than that.

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Why would you not eat while playing games? Crazy Asians I say =P

 

I guess they dont have pizza delivery? 0.jpg

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Have 2 days of pleasure, here by non-stop gaming to loose the life at 18 y old? Too much lazyness/stupidity/addiction kills.

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You don't die if you won't sleep for 2 days... Many of us here are living proof, i don't want to know what this guy had in his system but it's much easier to blame it on a game than to blame it on bad food or something else...

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probably multiple things: not sleeping, no food, probably didn't have enough to drink?, etc.

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You don't die if you won't sleep for 2 days... Many of us here are living proof, i don't want to know what this guy had in his system but it's much easier to blame it on a game than to blame it on bad food or something else...

 

World of Warcraft come new expansion if ppl dont die from that then hard to believe he died from a gamin binge

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dead after 40 hours,

normally you can hold it longer without food and drinks.

 

Must be something else, or he hasn't eat and drink before he started playing for some time.

 

Why wouldn't you eat and drink while you are playing?

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Yeah it is crazy with what people do when they are addicted to things an not just video games. But come on, some insomniacs have probably stayed up longer than 40 hours. Probably bad food or was maybe sick when he started?

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