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S. Korean man dies after 50 hours playing computer games
(AP)
Updated: 2005-08-10 13:43
A 28-year-old South Korean man died of exhaustion in an Internet cafe after
playing computer games non-stop for 49 hours, South Korean police said
Wednesday.
Lee, a resident in the southern city of Taegu who was identified only by his
last name, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping,
refusing to leave his keyboard while he played the battle simulation game
Starcraft.
Lee was quickly rushed to a hospital but died after a few hours, due to
what doctors are presuming was a heart attack, police said.
Lee had been fired from his job last month because he kept missing work to
play computer games, police said.
Computer games are enormously popular in South Korea, home to professional
gamers who earn big money through sponsorships and television stations devoted
to broadcasting matches.
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