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League of Legends can be fatal: Man dies after 23 hour marathon

February 04, 2012 in News comments 4

A shocking story revealed in a Chinese newspaper has made public how dangerous computer game addictions can be. A 23yr old man has died, of current unknown causes, while playing a 23 hour marathon of the popular MOBA title, League of Legends.

Most of us have been guilty of putting in a little too much time on our favorite gaming titles, however, one Korean man took it a little too far after playing League of Legends for 23 hours. 23yr old Chen Rong-yu, arrived at a popular internet cafe at 10pm and paid to use the internet for 23 hours. He passed away sometime after, but wasn’t discovered until 9pm the following morning.
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    ditto* Feb 4, 12
    Maybe he already knew he was going to die within 24 hours and he just wanted to go out while doing something he loved to do.
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    King X2 Feb 4, 12
    I highly doubt the cause of this man's death was playing a video game for 23 hours. Yeah, doing something like that isn't healthy but it's in no way life threatening. He must have had something wrong with him already and this must have just been the straw that broke the camel's back.

    He also could have had a seizure. It's been known to happen with video games.
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    Gamesta100 Feb 4, 12
    I have played a game 24 hours and I'm still alive.
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    Shinobi_razor Feb 5, 12
    it said he was due at hospital a couple days after this, so who's to say he wouldnt have just died at home if he hadnt done this?

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