According to the report, the man named Hsieh was found slumped over a table in an internet cafe in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, after he had been playing video games for three days in a row. According to the staff members who worked at the cafe, Hsieh was a regular patron at the establishment and had been known to fall asleep in his chair or at his table, which is why they did not realize anything was amiss until he had been dead for several hours.
Initial police reports have suggested that Hsieh had died from heart failure, which is apparently due to the cold temperatures of the internet cafe as well as over-exhaustion from the prolonged gaming session. This is actually not the first time we have heard of people dying from playing video games for too long.
For example we had previously heard of how a man died after a 40 hour marathon, and how a teen similarly died after binging on Diablo 3 for 40 hours. In any case this just serves as a reminder that the next time you catch yourself playing video games for too long, perhaps it’s time to a take a short break.