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South Korean Man Dies After 50 Hours Of Gaming

South Korean Man Dies After 50 Hours Of Gaming

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.

“We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion,” a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone.

Submitted by: GHoosdum

Source: Yahoo

Comments

  1. PirateNinja
    PirateNinja Ive heard this story told in multiple ways in multiple settings, but usually in Korea.
  2. rc1974
    rc1974 Wasn't this same story told about a year or two ago? Wasn't that story from Korea also?
  3. GHoosdum
    GHoosdum Or a couple days ago in the pub... which I noticed almost immediately after submitting this news item. Silly me. :rolleyes:
  4. Jengo
    Jengo Korea must have some hardcore gamers...

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