Posts: 7907
From: Las Cruces, NM, USA
Registered: DEC 2001

posted 08-12-2005 08:06 AM         

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Man dies after 49 hours of computer games

By Associated Press

August 10, 2005, 8:10 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea -- A 28-year-old South Korean man died of exhaustion in an Internet cafe after playing computer games non-stop for 49 hours, South Korean police said Wednesday.

Lee, a resident in the southern city of Taegu who was identified only by his last name, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping, refusing to leave his keyboard while he played the battle simulation game Starcraft.

Lee was quickly moved to a hospital but died after a few hours, due to what doctors are presuming was a heart attack, police said.

Lee had been fired from his job last month because he kept missing work to play computer games, police said.

Computer games are enormously popular in South Korea, home to professional gamers who earn big money through sponsorships and television stations devoted to broadcasting matches.

Posts: 1724
From: Phoenix, AZ USA
Registered: FEB 2003

posted 08-12-2005 08:14 AM         

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I heard this on the news a few mornings ago...this guy needed help bad

This message has been edited by prowlrman on 08-12-2005 at 08:15 AM

Posts: 2418
From: Marshall,Mo.65340
Registered: DEC 2002

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