A 12 year old boy from California ran away after his parents took away his game, World of Warcraft. He was given the game for his birthday and he's been playing continuously, sometimes 15 hours at a time, nonstop. The parents took the game away, worrying about the addiction. The boy then disappeared. Then, her son called them, hours later, saying that he was hiding in his friend backyard. He then returned, and was allowed to play occasionally.

At least he didn't burn down his house and kill someone.

A 12-year-old boy from California reportedly ran away from home after his parents took away his World of Warcraft video game. According to Stanton Weekly, the parents of 12-year-old Damien Rollins decided to take away his World of Warcraft video game after they say he became addicted to it. That night, the 12-year-old apparently left his room and vanished.

“It got to the point at which he would play all day and throughout the night. More than 15 hours nonstop sometimes,” said Dorothy. After looking for hours, the parents finally gave up and called the local authorities. When police arrived, Dorothy received a phone call from her son. After his World of Warcraft was taken away, Damien apparently became upset and stayed in hiding at a friend’s backyard before making the call home.

“He’s learned his lesson. We’ll let him play the game occasionally, but not for hours and hours at a time,” Dorothy said.

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