Diablo III Finally Killed Someone

By Lawrence Sonntag | 18 July 2012 | 8 Comments

With the real-money auction house and that trademark Blizzard magic juice, I figured it wouldn’t be long until Diablo III killed someone in an Asian cyber cafe. The time has finally come, it seems, as The Australian reports that an 18-year-old Taiwanese person identified only as Chuang collapsed after playing 40 straight hours without food.

According to the report, an attendant found Chuang resting in a private booth. After the attendant woke Chuang, he rose, took a few steps, then collapsed on the ground. Shortly after reaching a local hospital, Chuang was pronounced dead. Speculation is currently that remaining sedentary for extreme amounts of time caused cardiovascual issues.

I tend to be glib when it comes to video game related deaths, but it’s never funny when someone dies — especially when it’s preventable. Blizzard Entertainment issued a statement on the matter that perfectly sums up the issue at hand.

“While we recognise that it’s ultimately up to each individual or their parent or guardian to determine playing habits, we feel that moderation is clearly important, and that a person’s day-to-day life should take precedence over any form of entertainment,” the statement reads.

Though our gaming culture tends to glorify all-night gaming marathons, it’s important to look after your health.

[via The Australian]

8 Comments

Posted by Omega Riddler on 18 July 12 at 10:33am

<— Seriously, That looks like Cock and Ball, what are you trying to say Machinima

Just another reason for politicians who know nothing about gaming to say video games are bad. It is the fucking nitwit's fault just like the guy who died from wanking
Posted by TraumaHunter on 18 July 12 at 10:39am

I would like to point out that his death was 99% likely caused by a clot that formed in his blood and traveled to his heart.

This sort of thing only happens with certain types of blood and certain situations – more than likely it was affected by hereditary problems.
Posted by soulprovider on 18 July 12 at 11:25am

40 hours isn’t that long of a time, more than likely this was a natural occurrence that was escalated by the body being under stress the only question I have is how could anyone play through 40 straigh hours of a game that boring. D2 I could understand but D3, by the time I finished act 4 I had the look of a person who listened to someone scratching a chalk board with there nails for 30 seconds.
Posted by Davklav on 18 July 12 at 3:25pm

He died and Honorable death XD
Posted by Hoarder on 18 July 12 at 4:04pm

Did he drop any epic loot?
- Posted by Deviler on 18 July 12 at 7:17pm
  
  Thats not Funny Man
- Posted by Wut on 18 July 12 at 10:44pm
  
  That’s just fucked bro
- Posted by BothersomeOne on 19 July 12 at 1:08am
  
  Just like every boss battle in a Diablo game, he dropped everything he ever owned and then some.
  But in all seriousness, it’s unethical to right out say that the video game caused this. I’m sure if I sat in a chair for forty hours reading 50 Shades of Gray I’d shoot myself long before a blood clot formed or starvation overcame me. Doesn’t mean books are bad, just that anyone who’s incapable of balancing entertainment and productivity in a healthy life-style probably had it coming to them. That and 50 Shades of Gray really is quite the eyesore…
  I’ll pull all-nighters for a game, hell I just got off a 12 hour binge of Max Anarchy (worth every bit of that $107 to import), but playing a video game for 40 hours is a joke. I’m going to go eat everything in my fridge and then sleep for a bit now, bye!