Man dies after three day online gaming binge

[Gerk]

BEIJING (Sept. 17) - A man in southern China appears to have died of exhaustion after a three-day Internet gaming binge, state media said Monday.

The 30-year-old man fainted at a cybercafe in the city of Guangzhou on Saturday afternoon after he ha been playing games online for three days, the Beijing News reported.

Paramedics tried to revive him but failed and he was declared dead at the cafe, it said. The paper said that he may have died from exhaustion brought on by too many hours on the Internet.

The report did not say what the man, whose name was not given, was playing.

The report said that about 100 other Web surfers "left the cafe in fear after witnessing the man's death."

China has 140 million Internet users, second only to the United States. It is one of the world's biggest markets for online games, with tens of millions of players, many of whom hunker down for hours in front of PCs in public Internet cafes.

Several cities have clinics to treat what psychiatrists have dubbed "Internet addiction" in users, many of them children and teenagers, who play online games or surf the Web for days at a time.

[E_Wrecked]

Thats just crazy, guess it wasn't his time

oops I meant to reply to the other thread not sure what happened lol funny

[E_Wrecked]

Has Rev been around today?? LOL

[E_Wrecked]

n/m he is in Seoul which is not in china, please don't take any offense Rev.

[Seanie Mac]

thats a bad beat

[goterps74]

Originally Posted by Seanie Mac

thats a bad beat

Internet cafe....

RIO??

[goldengreek]

what a loser - i could have lasted 30 days........

[Hoosiercatdaddy]

good point, i havent seen Rev around

[skippy]

Originally Posted by Gerk

BEIJING (Sept. 17) - A man in southern China appears to have died of exhaustion after a three-day Internet gaming binge, state media said Monday.

The 30-year-old man fainted at a cybercafe in the city of Guangzhou on Saturday afternoon after he ha been playing games online for three days, the Beijing News reported.

Paramedics tried to revive him but failed and he was declared dead at the cafe, it said. The paper said that he may have died from exhaustion brought on by too many hours on the Internet.

The report did not say what the man, whose name was not given, was playing.

The report said that about 100 other Web surfers "left the cafe in fear after witnessing the man's death."

China has 140 million Internet users, second only to the United States. It is one of the world's biggest markets for online games, with tens of millions of players, many of whom hunker down for hours in front of PCs in public Internet cafes.

Several cities have clinics to treat what psychiatrists have dubbed "Internet addiction" in users, many of them children and teenagers, who play online games or surf the Web for days at a time.

I'm sure those diapers for casino gamblers would also work for these online gamers.

Its not Revy.....Revy is in Seoul.

Memo to Revy:
Do NOT sit in a damp chair the next time you visit the internet cafe.
It would be a good idea to wear non-permeable pants to the internet cafe.

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by E_Wrecked

Has Rev been around today?? LOL

LOL...just woke up here...noon on tuesday here...i am alive and well man

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by E_Wrecked

n/m he is in Seoul which is not in china, please don't take any offense Rev.

no offense at all man...i did live in guangzhou, china before coming for this stint in seoul

[skippy]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

no offense at all man...i did live in guangzhou, china before coming for this stint in seoul

When do you get shore leave???

[skippy]

Any word on the guy he was playing against???

[E_Wrecked]

Originally Posted by revnecro1273

no offense at all man...i did live in guangzhou, china before coming for this stint in seoul

china is about to get hit with mad typhoons, they talked at large about it on the womens world cup today.

Thats beat

[LAyZbOi]

This guy must of been chasing all his loses from soccer..... internet cafes are the safest places to gamble in china since the government can track all IP address to the bookies. Alot of places have undercover cops busting people gambling but in small provinces especially in the south there are alot less cops and more people gambling.... anyways feel sorry for this guy and got a major typhoon coming my way within the next 24 hours...