New Year's gaming gorge ends in death

2.6 million chinese gamers rose, offended at the generalizations of their demographic. And immediately sat back down, patting heavily.

exactly what were they "patting"? ;(

"There are only two options: TV or computer. What else can I do in the holiday as all markets, KTV, and cafeterias are shut down?"

You can go outside and play a sport or have a cookout. Or is that not aloud in China?

damnit....

"panting"

That's what I get for typing in a hurry.

did he drop any good loot?

The real question is whether he owned a 360 or a PS3. We can rule out the Wii, that would've killed the poor bastard.

Damn, back when Diablo 2 came out, a buddy of mine and I played for 24 hours straight... almost. We did take breaks to eat, get something to drink, or go to the bathroom. But during that whole time, we never logged out of Battle.net.

I think a lot of these people need to realize that they are human, and the other players are human as well. We all need to eat, drink, sleep, and go to the bathroom. For 3 of those, most other players will be happy to wait for you, maybe even take the opportunity to grab a bite themselves. For sleeping, most other players will be happy to catch you up to the others if they went on without you, or they may call it a night too.

The point is, everything will be OK if you log out, or at least stop playing for a while. Also, getting out and getting some exercise will give you more energy for the occasional marathon gaming session. I know my buddy and I probably wouldn't have made it if we weighed 330 pounds. No, we were in decent shape, and we took care of ourselves.

I bet he was playing Star Wars Galaxies or EverQuest! ;)

AI will never have to rise to battle for survival against humanity (like in the Matrix) if people continue killing themselves off on modern day PCs. They're winning the battle, and they're not even cognizant yet!

I'm sure there will be many people who place the blame on videogames, but what they don't realize is that ANYTHING that give pleasure can be addicting. I'll guarantee that every form of pleasure ever has at some point gotten someone addicted to it. The problem is not in the medium, the problem is human. As Agent Smith said "Only Human."

So the internet was created to kill off fat people?

Yeah what Zertoss said. Being fitter makes you a better gamer. I'm not talking flat stomach here or anything, just the ability to walk down the shops and back without dying of a heart attack will do. Being relaitvly in shape and getting enough sleep will make you far more sharp then any of these energy drinks or snack bars ever will. Remember kids, caffeine does NOT make you sharper or helps you concentrate, it just makes you jumpy.

@3: Yeah, because everyone has perfect health and is in a prime location to go out and do such things. Man, the next time I have to comment on someone either not using their brain or just being narrow minded, I swear to god there'll be civil war.

"So the internet was created to kill off fat people?"

Not exactly, but WOW was. Meanwhile, MySpace was created to centralize all the sluts so we know who to aim for when we go out drinking. Ah, the internets... your services continue to better mankind.

@15 How was I being narrowiw minded? By posting oether options or by posting the question 'or is that not aloud in China?' Please do tell.

These game addicts could be practicing their Kung Fu, meditation, or report to work at the 24-7 sweatshop.

He was probably playing WoW or Perfect World.