In what is beginning to be a disturbingly common phenomenon, a young man in Asia has died, apparently due to prolonged gaming.

According to Sky News and the AFP, the latest incident took place in New Taipei, Taiwan. Chen Rong-yu, 23, checked into a cafe on Tuesday night, where he would spend the rest of his life.

The last time anyone noticed Chen was noon the following day, when he was seen talking on his phone by a waitress. Sometime after that point, he passed away of what investigators believe is cardiac arrest, brought upon by blood clots, which is common in such cases.

In similar incidents, gamers have died due to exhaustion or lack of movement from extended play sessions. In the case of the latter, lack of circulation will cause the blood in the human body to congeal, and any sudden movement will bring about a heart attack.

Chen was playing "League of Legends" at the time of his passing. Reports also state that he was found sitting in his chair rigidly, with his arms outstretched.
The death and resulting corpse went completely unnoticed among the 30 or so other customers, and for up to nine hours, a testament of how engrossing the games played at such places can be, among other things.

Previous incidents include a South Korean dying following a 50-hour gaming session, a Chinese man perishing after a three-day gaming binge, and yet another Chinese gamer who died after playing games for 15 straight days.

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Too bad he didn't build revive

edit: Must have been ghost?

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That's pretty sad. I've never played LoL, but after reading this, I don't really plan to. Looks pretty addicting and wouldn't want that happening to me.

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It seems to only happen in Asia..

How do these stories always occur in internet cafes where there are many people around?

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Really dude? hahahahaha

I never game for that long even so i always take breaks and do a few workouts just to relax for a little while.
I remember someone else posting a similar story here a long time ago.. Thats pretty intense to game for that long bloody hell they just dont know when to stop =.=

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How depressing, and it's not really a surprise. Now I'm not sure if I want to join my mate in playing this game..

It's not because of the game - people die from binge drinking and doing other things compulsively as well. It's perfectly possible to play a healthy amount of any computer game. People with mental problems such as that would harm themselves in another way through being compulsive and prone to addiction if they did not have video games.

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Addicting if you want to improve. But yeah time flies by really fast when you play it. Games usually last an average of 35-40mins. Longest i've played are are 70mins.

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I've played league for like 8 hours straight once and I thought that was bad :-o

Noobmage just about sums it up. Moderation is always the key, in any situation. Gaming is a very fun hobby/pastime, and so long as you play reasonably, there is little risk of harm.

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The most surprising thing to me is that his dead corpse went unnoticed for nine hours?!

Too bad there's no Revive IRL...

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I can understand how someone would be startled into a heart attack. I basically shit myself when I walk into a patch of grass and get ganked by the entire enemy team.

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I know a "chen" and hes Chinese or Asian, I hope that ain't my boy.

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I'm sorry, that's horrible. got to get some exercise occasionally..

I didnt believe it until now, holy sh*t