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Man dies after 50-hour gaming marathon

Heart failure stemming from exhaustion claims life of South Korean gamer

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A 28-year-old South Korean man who began a marathon online gaming session August 3 died just after 50 hours of nearly nonstop gaming, according to a Reuters report. Identified by authorities only by his surname of Lee, the man only left his online battle simulation games to go to the bathroom and to take short naps on a makeshift bed. Lee had apparently quit his job recently to play more games. The cause of death was presumed to be heart failure stemming from exhaustion. The event is sadly reminiscent of previous gaming marathon deaths in South Korea and Taiwan.

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Please check with your doctor before attempting anything for 50 hours straight.

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A new definition of hardcore gamers.

I salute you.

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iBuSHiDo

He must have been completely mentally and emotionally healthy, and thus the only problem here must have been the video games.

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...."shudders" thats not funny simba dude its disturbing like you

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That man is seriously sick...

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wicked, except for the diying part thats quite an acheivment.

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SO U QUIT UR JOB TO PLAY MORE GAMES.....MAYBE HE DIDNT TAKE ANY BREAKS CUZ HE HAD NO MORE MONEY TO BUY ANYTHING...THATS A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE

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YOU JUST GOT WTF PWNED

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Simba_Dude

man this is funny XD I can understand people that can play 14 hours striaght because me and my friends do it like twice a year when we get a game we have been waiting for like 3 years. But someone playing a game to death is frickin funny XD

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one word . . . Amphetamines

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one word: Sick!

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thats too far

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i agree they take their games to serioulsy i mean a vast amount of ppl play lots of hours but when u past the point of u play the game but the game plays u and ya RL its ridiculous

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i mean thats ridiculous. those south koreans take their games too seriously.

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only an asian

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Video games are the DEVIL

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I dont get it, ive played for longer :\ although i did break to eat, and for the bathroom. Still, what a way to go XD

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I guess if there was any sort of olympics for this South Coreia woul take 1

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holy crap. i would never be able to play that long

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Gaming to the Extreme. WOW!!! (no pun intended)

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