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Teen Dies After 40-Hour Diablo III Session

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by Jim Reilly on July 17, 2012 at 01:04 PM

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A teenager in Taiwan collapsed and died Sunday morning after playing Diablo III for 40 consecutive hours without eating, according to the United Daily News.

The report says the teen, identified by his surname Chuang, booked a private room in a cafe on July 13 and was discovered in his room two days later resting on a table by an attendant. Chuang was awoken and stood up, but quickly collapsed.

He was pronounced dead at a local hospital soon after. The cause of death is being investigated by police. It's believed prolonged sitting created cardiovascular problems.

[Source: The Associated Press]

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by patriots_012 Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:09 PM

This is crazy i can't sit and play for more than three or four hours before having to get up and walk around or something.
by Chandler Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:09 PM

About time this happened.

Edit: I knew that someone would die from playing diablo, it's just the kind of game Diablo is. I wouldn't call it a good thing that it finally happened, but it was expected. Also I find it hilarious how all of you are offended over some guy that you don't even know dying.

Edit 2: You guys must be really depressed if one person dying upsets you this much. People die all the time you just can't get upset about them, you just have to accept that people die and some of them will die for stupid reason.
by 2pacalypse Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:10 PM

In the span of 40 hours, I could beat D3 thrice. Not sure why anybody would want to play such a shallow game in such a long session... Kind of a lame way to die lol
by dewdrop97 Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:10 PM

stupid is as stupid does
by bloodninja15 Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:10 PM

He didn't think he had enough after 10 hours? Damn gotta take a break sooner or later.
by Mystt Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:10 PM

Seriously, anyone who gets that addicted to gaming deserves it; (ya ya blast me for being insensitive) but it just shows the danger of how addiction to anything can be harmful. I do feel for the parents tho, who's honor is probably shattered by this, for a tragedy that didn't need to happen. (Seriously, in a cafe and didn't bother getting food and where were the owners? DO they not have bi-laws against over night stays, they should...)
by Mr. Charmander Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:11 PM

Unfortunate. I wonder what killed him.
by Logan McClellan Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:12 PM

R.I.P.
by new traditionalist Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:12 PM

lol. i would expect kids on this website who play mmo's for days to drop like flies.
by INDECISIVEjew Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:12 PM

*the prolonged sitting caused created cardiovascular problems
by Avnon Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:12 PM

This is going to kick off a massive debate about gaming now because of a few irresponsible people out there who cannot grasp the concept of responsible gaming.
by Drew Gunnip Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:13 PM

thats messed up
by RSTAR7824 Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:13 PM

Its going to happen to all of us.......
by jimenezd Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:16 PM

Ok, if it starts being that news and others start saying games are bad, people will get in trouble. The kid wasn't smart. Video Games do not kill. So there is no way to state that video games are unhealthy or such.
by Rashad Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:18 PM

Darwin strikes again
by The Tot-Consuming Carson Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:18 PM

Well here comes Fox News.. Anyways. I hope the parents can get through the tragedy...
by Bozzie Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:19 PM

He should have had a V8.
by zombiejunkie Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:22 PM

This can happen with watching TV or Writing a Book so there should be no debate over games killing or unhealthy.
by Darth-Carbonite Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:23 PM

Why??? My condolences to the parents.
by g3t0 Master Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 01:23 PM

How people can play for this long is amazing to me. I can play for several hours without stopping but then either I get bored, hungry, or remember these kinds of stories so I get up, walk around, and take a break for a bit.

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