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 and suffered what seems to have been an epileptic fit.
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I'm glad I don't game like that. He's a little stupid to have played for 24 hours... he should have given himself breaks and maybe spent some time outside? It's a LOL regardless.
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Swedish kid collapses after 24-hour WoW marathon problems?