Man dies after 3 day gaming binge

Breaking News. The year-old in Taiwan suffered 'cardiac failure'. In this file photo taken Jan. Email This Story. Message up to characters. Check out this story on Newser. Report an Error. Email news gamespot. Taiwan's internet cafes offer extended play sessions at very low prices.

Image: Miran Rijavec A 32 year-old man has been found dead in an internet cafe in Taiwan following what is reported to be a three-day gaming binge. Join the conversation There are comments about this story. Load Comments Hong Kong CNN A year-old man was found dead in an Internet cafe in Taiwan after a marathon three-day gaming binge, the island's second death of an online gamer this year. More Videos Man dies after playing video games for three days.

He entered the cafe on January 6th, and was pronounced dead on January 8th. Hsieh was years-old and unemployed, which was why he spent so much time in Internet cafes Gamespot notes that cafes in the region can charge as little as two dollars for eight hours of gaming. Hsieh's family said that it wasn't uncommon for him to disappear for two or three days at a time, and a police statement indicated that cold temperatures and over-exhaustion from long hours spent gaming likely contributed to his death from heart failure.

Obviously this is an extreme case, but long hours spent gaming can have adverse health effects even if they don't always prove fatal.