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« on: August 09, 2005, 11:40:54 pm »
Shocked lol

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/game.death.reut/index.html

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Man dies after online game marathon

Tuesday, August 9, 2005

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- 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 on-line games on August 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.
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« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2005, 11:46:00 pm »
Well, at least he died doing what he loved...

Personally, I want to go out right after some really great sex...with Jennifer Garner.  Wink
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« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2005, 11:46:35 pm »
Wow, so sad what some of these games can do to people.
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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2005, 12:17:22 am »
I keep hearing these stories over and over again....I don't believe them.
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« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2005, 01:02:53 am »
Quote from: BTs_GhostSniper on August 09, 2005, 11:46:00 pm
Personally, I want to go out right after some really great sex...with Jennifer Garner.  Wink

I'm telling your wife.
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« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2005, 01:59:30 am »
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WHAT GAME WAS IT!?Huh? FUCK!
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« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2005, 02:05:00 am »
RvS.... he couldnt get iGame working...
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« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2005, 02:06:36 am »
he got really frustrated because he met typhy in a server.
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« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2005, 02:53:49 am »
Quote from: theweakspot on August 10, 2005, 02:05:00 am
RvS.... he couldnt get iGame working...

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« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2005, 05:02:57 pm »
uhhh OwneD? Honestly....he didnt die in the game...the game killed him....wouldnt that be a grade A owned?
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« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2005, 06:52:47 pm »
it was starcraft, hahaha. lol

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4137782.stm

goddamn... "Online gaming in South Korea is extremely popular thanks to its fast and widespread broadband network. Games are televised and professional players are treated, as well as paid, like sports stars. Professional gamers there attract huge sums in sponsorship and can make more than $100,000 a year." next time i move it's going to be fuckin' south korea!!! woohoo! Grin
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« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2005, 09:30:07 pm »
For Warcraft everyone checks the top player's profiles so computer hardware companies pay them to put their link in their profile. Asians are crazy.
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« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2005, 10:09:33 pm »
hehe I heard about that, The People walked in and found a shitload of cigarettes and then they saw his head on the keyboard...(Counter-Terrorists Win)
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« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2005, 10:18:14 pm »
i didn't know there are counter-terrorists in Starcraft.
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« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2005, 10:22:57 pm »
Medical examiners have agreed that someone stole his cloudsong
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« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2005, 10:43:14 pm »
Was his screen name [:]800lbgorilla ?
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« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2005, 10:47:28 pm »
lol, gorilla respawned tho, this korean guy is most probably not going to. Lips Sealed
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« Reply #17 on: August 11, 2005, 04:12:37 am »
Quote from: theweakspot on August 10, 2005, 10:22:57 pm
Medical examiners have agreed that someone stole his cloudsong
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« Reply #18 on: August 11, 2005, 07:23:27 am »
Personally, I am willing to bet he had other medical issues that the authorities are not saying or just don't know yet until the autopsy.  The gaming was probably a precursor or trigger to his death, but if you read this article, it doesn't exactly sound likes its legit, but if it is, its still a sad thing.

Hey, do you think gamers out there have some kind of ritual (flag at half-mass (sp?)) like we do with other important people who pass away?

What do you think it should be?
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« Reply #19 on: August 11, 2005, 03:21:56 pm »
Quote from: |MP|Nomad on August 11, 2005, 07:23:27 am
Hey, do you think gamers out there have some kind of ritual (flag at half-mass (sp?)) like we do with other important people who pass away?

What do you think it should be?

Yeah, it should be one hour throughout South Korea where nobody plays a video game.  Wink
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