Chinese man dies after.....guess what

geRV · **Chinese man dies after.....guess what -** 09-19-2007, 05:15 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/17/inte ... index.html

[quote:58415]BEIJING – A man in southern China appears to have died of exhaustion after a three-day Internet gaming binge, state media said Monday.

The 30-year-old man fainted at a cybercafe in the city of Guangzhou on Saturday afternoon after he ha been playing games online for three days, the Beijing News reported.

Paramedics tried to revive him but failed and he was declared dead at the cafe, it said. The paper said that he may have died from exhaustion brought on by too many hours on the Internet.

The report did not say what the man, whose name was not given, was playing.

The report said that about 100 other Web surfers "left the cafe in fear after witnessing the man's death.''

China has 140 million Internet users, second only to the United States. It is one of the world's biggest markets for online games, with tens of millions of players, many of whom hunker down for hours in front of PCs in public Internet cafes.

Several cities have clinics to treat what psychiatrists have dubbed "Internet addiction" in users, many of them children and teenagers, who play online games or surf the Web for days at a time.

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Do these asian oOo: 's ever learn? They dont play games they get addicted to them for whatever reason.

Forte · 09-19-2007, 05:23 PM

shouldn't the people who make mmorpgs be concerned? I mean china is like half of their income. stupid:

Mr.Buttocks · 09-19-2007, 05:39 PM

If we ever need to beat China in a war, just get a bunch of B-52s to carpet bomb the country with PCs that have WoW pre-installed, and then wait a week.

Forte · 09-19-2007, 05:55 PM

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":a328b]If we ever need to beat China in a war, just get a bunch of B-52s to carpet bomb the country with PCs that have WoW pre-installed, and then wait a week.[/quote:a328b] I lold

Arkan · 09-19-2007, 08:14 PM

Those crazy asians

[DAS REICH] Blitz · 09-19-2007, 09:40 PM

i was going to say being pissed on after reading that other thread

Eight Ace · 09-19-2007, 10:33 PM

I'd just like to let all Asian gamers know that my thoughts and prayers
are with them during this time of pain and grief, and to encourage them
not to give up because of their loss, but to stay online for even longer
periods without rest or nourishment, to show solidarity with their fallen colleague.

Coleman · 09-19-2007, 10:42 PM

when and where is the WoW funeral being held?

Milla · 09-19-2007, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coleman

when and where is the WoW funeral being held?

rofl, i would lol if someone attacked the WoW funeral and put it on youtube.

Zoner · 09-20-2007, 07:47 AM

Are cybercafes open 24/7 in China or what? Maybe they should close every now and then so these stupid fucks can go out and at least grab a bite to eat or take a piss.

Simo Häyhä · 09-20-2007, 11:33 PM

[quote="Eight Ace":4642c]I'd just like to let all Asian gamers know that my thoughts and prayers
are with them during this time of pain and grief, and to encourage them
not to give up because of their loss, but to stay online for even longer
periods without rest or nourishment, to show solidarity with their fallen colleague.[/quote:4642c]
rofl