man dies after playing video games for 50 hours

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.

 

People are stupid.

 

well did he win?????

 

what a way to go!!

 

id hope so.

 

That's "gamers have no life" taken to a literal and extreme end.

 

that happens a lot in korea its getting old

 

have you seen some of these game junkies? craziness. it's like heroin.

 

I stayed up until 5.30 in the morning playing diablo (on the comp)........ I can somewhat relate

 

i really dont get how it could kill a person though... not unless they were in really poor health to begin with. *shrugs*

 

it is actually.. it can releases dopamine in your brain, like cocaine sordove...

 

He simply "ran out of lives"... Game Over.

 

hahahaaha....thats hilarious and horrible all at the same time...
poor guy. welll at least he died doing something he liked

 

hahaha... yeah *whew*

 

and now its time for the lawyers

 

do you expect anything more from a country which has professional video game leagues?

 

Sad thing is, he died a virgin.

 

I'd like to know what game he was playing..

 

what an idiot.

 

counterstrike, pshhh what kinda question was that.

this is funny my friend just posted this in his xanga.