{"id":3478,"date":"2015-01-17T20:02:44","date_gmt":"2015-01-17T20:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=3478"},"modified":"2015-01-17T20:02:44","modified_gmt":"2015-01-17T20:02:44","slug":"man-dies-after-playing-video-games-for-3-straight-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/man-dies-after-playing-video-games-for-3-straight-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies after playing video games for 3 straight days"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Game\"<\/a>A 32-year-old Taiwanese man has died after a three-day gaming binge at an Internet cafe in the island\u2019s south, the second such case this year, a report said Saturday.
\nThe man, identified by his family name Hsieh, was found slumped motionless in his chair in the cafe in Kaohsiung city.
\nOther patrons initially thought he was sleeping, but when an employee realised he was not breathing he was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the Taipei Times reported.
\nDoctors confirmed he had suffered cardiac failure, ruling it a \u201csudden death\u201d from prolonged computer gaming, the report said.
\n\u201cHsieh was a regular customer here and always played for consecutive days. When tired, he would sleep face-down on the table or doze off slumped in his chair. That is why we were not aware of his condition in the beginning,\u201d the employee was quoted as saying.
\nIt was not clear what Hsieh was playing at the time of his death, with the report describing it only as \u201ccombat computer games\u201d.
\nThe case came after a 38-year-old man was found dead at an Internet cafe in New Taipei City on January 1 following five days straight of video game binging.
\nPolice said in both cases other patrons appeared nonchalant about the deaths, continuing playing even when tables were cordoned off for investigators to gather evidence.<\/p>\n

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