the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion...

[bopst]

SEOUL (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 Tuesday.

The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing on-line 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 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.

[Vanity__Dearest]

that is one good ass game.

[bopst]

and he quit his job so he could could play it more often....

[Vanity__Dearest]

and he quit his job so he could could play it more often....
am i the only one thinking he deserved to die?

[bopst]

I don't know. I just think it's a waste to spend all of your time playing video games. I mean, how many hours of, "No-Friend-O" can one man play?

[fullbleedxaudio]

am i the only one thinking he deserved to die?

no..not at all. he def. did deserve to die.

[Andy]

This has happened a bunch of times.

[Vanity__Dearest]

no..not at all. he def. did deserve to die.
haha...i'm glad i agree...my love for halo or madden has never lead me to feel my heart bursting.

[Andy]

am i the only one thinking he deserved to die?
That's one dumb ass thing to say. He deserved to die because he was addicted to a video game? Nazi.

[ActorInThisPlay]

yeah I play video games, sometimes more then I would have liked too, but nothing like 50 hours straight, shit. I have maybe gone 4 or 5 hours straight and then I get bored and need to go outside.

[Vanity__Dearest]

That's one dumb ass thing to say. He deserved to die because he was addicted to a video game? Nazi.
psh, he quit his job and played for 50 hours straight..what did he expect, a medal? i was just being sarcastic..it is a little ridiculous tho.

[bopst]

everything in moderation. Having said that, the new Madden is out.....

[Vanity__Dearest]

everything in moderation. Having said that, the new Madden is out.....
the new madden owns your face, sir.

[bopst]

No doubt....it's the only video game I play.....

[Vanity__Dearest]

ha. i play halo...but i always get the new maddens, cuz the tweaks alone are comparitively better than every other game. what system are you using?

[Trainsaw]

the new madden owns your face, sir.
that it does

[Vanity__Dearest]

that it does
superstar mode annoys my face tho.

[bopst]

Play Station. I don't have one in my house because I'd play it for like 50 hours straight.....

[Vanity__Dearest]

Play Station. I don't have one in my house because I'd play it for like 50 hours straight.....playstation 1 or two?
and explain that situation lol

[ActorInThisPlay]

yeah I don't have Madden 06 yet. I just got Battlefield 2 for my computer and it is a pretty sick game. You get to fly helicopters, planes, drive tanks, etc. I also play a lot of MVP Baseball 05

[bopst]

Just don't play it to death....

[trustmeimokay]

No doubt....it's the only video game I play.....
Same here.

[PunkDrums182]

yeah I play video games, sometimes more then I would have liked too, but nothing like 50 hours straight, shit. I have maybe gone 4 or 5 hours straight and then I get bored and need to go outside.
Like in 7th and 8th grade i played for way too long. Never that long though. I think once i played like 8 hours straight, and i was like wow im a loser.

[BigD]

if hes going to be charged with suicide, expect a few copycat crimes in the states over the next few days with the release of madden 06

[em0_stars]

maybe video games filled an empty void in his life.