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techdigest.tv - 11/18/2008

Swedish kid collapses after 24-hour WoW marathon

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Fuelling further tabloid hysteria about the dangers of online gaming comes a story straight outta' Laholm in western Sweden. Some poor 15-year-old kid was enjoying the new WoW expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, with some friends, but 24 hours into their mammoth gaming session, he collapsed ...

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Swedish Kid Collapses After Playing WoW For 24 Hours
GEARFUSE — ... in a chat room, except in this case it has a virtual setting. Your not building real-world social skills by playing with people over the Internet, you’re just building up your friends list. Most of the kids I know who play or have played WoW , including myself and Vince, are/were social recluses. Friends in game will never replicate friends in the real world. World Of Warcraft players, take a note: sleep and food are necessities of life; World Of Warcraft is not. Link [ via ]

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