Although most bets on real-world Wrath of the Lich King drama had good odds on it involving a dead gamer in Asia, we're sure the media will be more than happy to take its pound of flesh from an exhausted Swedish boy as the latest victim of "game addiction." The 15-year-old went into convulsions following a marathon World of Warcraft session in which he hardly ate or slept.
Doctors say the boy will make a full recovery and the child's father expressed he'll limit the amount of time his son plays from now on. That must be awful for the dad; now he has to make sure his son is eating properly and pay attention to how the boy is spending his time. Parental responsibility is, like, totally not fun.
[Thanks, Henry; Via WoW Insider]
Reader Comments (59)
Posted: Nov 18th 2008 7:45AM (Unverified) said
hahahaha what a sissy, he collapsed after 15 hours?
Posted: Nov 18th 2008 8:27AM (Unverified) said
Kid needs to level up his constitution stat.
Posted: Nov 18th 2008 10:04AM Negatron said
/sarcasm
Thats what he gets for trying to get a Grand Master fishing skill...i would've fallen into a coma..
Thats what he gets for trying to get a Grand Master fishing skill...i would've fallen into a coma..
Posted: Nov 18th 2008 11:43AM (Unverified) said
OK, assuming you can blame the game for this behavior, what's the solution? Mandating games be less fun? Mandatory in-game time limits? MMOs being shipped with IV drips and catheters?
Posted: Nov 18th 2008 1:13PM CJLopez said
24hrs?
Men, i can remember my 2 week marathon with only 1 meal a day and hardy sleeping for 2 hours on the whole 2 weeks dealing with thousand of code that didn't wanted to work right. That modafuker B* Tree gave me nightmare afer that
I must agree with all, kids this days are such a sissies!!!
Men, i can remember my 2 week marathon with only 1 meal a day and hardy sleeping for 2 hours on the whole 2 weeks dealing with thousand of code that didn't wanted to work right. That modafuker B* Tree gave me nightmare afer that
I must agree with all, kids this days are such a sissies!!!
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Posted: Jan 15th 2009 9:07AM (Unverified) said
Hmmm... blaming Blizzard is like blaming the pencil for a mispelled word.
Lets focus on the source of the problem for a change. The boy needs to learn priorities and when his stomach is growling and churning, grab something to eat already. By using Num-Lock to run you can play with one hand and eat with the other.
Geeze...
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