Man in China dies after three-day Internet session

[GaryC 7]

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man dropped dead after playing Internet games for three consecutive days, state media said on Monday as China seeks to wean Internet addicts offline.

The man from the southern boomtown of Guangzhou, aged about 30, died on Saturday after being rushed to the hospital from the Internet cafe, local authorities were quoted by the Beijing News as saying.

"Police have ruled out the possibility of suicide," the newspaper said, adding that exhaustion was the most likely cause of death. It did not say what game he was playing.

China, worried about the spread of pornography and politically incorrect content, has banned the opening of new cybercafes this year and issued orders limiting the time Internet users can spend playing online.

In April, President Hu Jintao launched a campaign to rid the Internet of "unhealthy" content and make it a platform for Communist Party doctrine.

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[Dan J 277]

These stories pop up every once and awhile. I'm not really sure how they manage it though, I've had long gaming sessions before. But its hard to keep playing when your tired or hungry. Not sure how they manage to get to the point of exhaustion, without taking a break for food or otherwise.

[buckeye6976 0]

If they banned smoking inside it would be a start to making it a bit healthier. A more likely cause is lack of oxygen.

[Jaseball 0]

I'm always surprised that there are not more American gamers dropping dead at the keyboards. I mean here the sugar, caffeine, and possibly other intoxicant fixes are higher, but maybe we keep hydrated or stop earlier.

All these stories seem to come from Asian countries like Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc. Think this is the first one I have seen from China.

[Jasman0717 9]

Wow

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Wow

yup. he was playing WOW. no doubt.

[BYRON-LEIDY 0]

PLEASE find out the game he was playing, it must be sooooooo good that he actually stayed there for 3 days playing it.....

[almaty 19]

Wow

yup. he was playing WOW. no doubt.

:lol: