08-10-2005, 08:46 AM
Quote:SEOUL, South Korea Aug 10, 2005 â A 28-year-old South Korean man died of exhaustion in an Internet cafe after playing computer games non-stop for 49 hours, South Korean police said Wednesday.
Lee, a resident in the southern city of Taegu who was identified only by his last name, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping, refusing to leave his keyboard while he played the battle simulation game Starcraft.
Lee was quickly moved to a hospital but died after a few hours, due to what doctors are presuming was a heart attack, police said.
Lee had been fired from his job last month because he kept missing work to play computer games, police said.
Computer games are enormously popular in South Korea, home to professional gamers who earn big money through sponsorships and television stations devoted to broadcasting matches.
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Pfft starcraft.. I can see the slogans for that game now.
"Game is so exciting you will get fired from your job, refuse to eat, and will be the last game you play."
I hate to see that cafe's hourly rate.
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