Sure, we've all had marathon gaming sessions. Hell, I can recall countless sessions over the years where I've basked in the warm glow of my television, without seeing nary a ray of sunlight for days on end.Some people, of course, take things a little bit too far. And those people are usually from Korea, or China, or...well, you get the point.
Such is the case of a 28-year-old South Korean man, identified only as Lee, who died after playing StarCraft for 50 hours straight in an internet cafe in 2005. According to reports, the man had not eaten or slept properly for the duration of the session, pausing only for short naps and to take trips to the crapper.
The official cause of death is believed to be "heart failure stemming from exhaustion". Wow. I won't deny that Starcraft is an addicting game, but come the fuck on!
I do wonder if Blizzard has plans to unleash StarCraft 2 on the afterlife crowd, because if so, this dude is eternally screwed (assuming it's possible to die twice).
Lee (1977 - 2005)
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4137782.stm
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