20-Year-Old Man Dies After Marathon Gaming Session
Have you ever wondered why the first 2-3 pages of a Nintendo manual have more health warnings than a box of cigarettes? It’s not because gaming is a particularly dangerous hobby, but like everything in life some people just don’t understand the old adage “all things in moderation”. According to the UK’s Sun newspaper, one such example is 20-year-old Chris Staniforth, a truly dedicated gamer who passed away last week during one of his 12+ hour marathon Halo sessions as a result so much inactivity.
The Autopsy confirmed that Staniforth’s died from a blood clot which resulted from deep vein thrombosis, an ailment brought on by large stretches of little to no movement. The doctors consulted in the matter reminded reporters that while inactivity was the cause, it was still a very unlucky co-incidence that happens more often to long haul flight passengers, where getting up and moving around can be difficult.
Chris Staniforth’s father says he doesn’t blame Microsoft and that his son lived for his Xbox. Not surprisingly when asked for comment Microsoft would say only that, “we recommend gamers take breaks to exercise as well as make time for other pursuits.”
Sound advice.
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Caboose
August 02, 2011 at 1:25pm
I upgraded to a 3DS on Friday from a DSi, and got Ocarina of Time 3D with it. After this past weekend, of being insanely busy, yesterday I just sat on the couch and played it all day. Had to recharge the device twice as well. And about 4 times,I got a notice from Navi that "she was tired, and maybe we should take a break".
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kathfria
August 01, 2011 at 8:46pm
See, it's true. Someone already died of overgaming. He was so dedicated and engrossed in the game that he forgot to move his body. Shaw Capital Management Warning
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TerribleToaster
August 02, 2011 at 5:21am
You realize that, even if part of your post is somehow related to the topic at hand, you are still spamming, which is still illegal and will still be removed, do you not?
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chart2006
August 01, 2011 at 8:27am
I thought this has been documented for a long time now?!?! A buddy of mine plays these weekend Halo marathon deals but he is generally active while doing so. lol! He jumps up and down when he doesn't get his way all while yelling and screaming at the screen/mic. LMAO! In either case it's not just the sedatary lifestyle that played a role but the sitting position increases your chances of a rogue blood clot to begin with.
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TerribleToaster
August 01, 2011 at 6:15am
Somehow, I see this being used to market the Kinetic, Wii, and Playtstation Move.
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Nighthorns
July 31, 2011 at 10:12pm
Rather disappointed by the misleading title. The boy died from a blood clot. Those are unfortunatly fairly common in long flights, bedridden individuals, and can even develop from an all day movie marathon. The only reason this makes any news at all is because the media can spin it as "Gaming Kills Someone!"
I highly respect MaximumPC, but hate it when anyone (in this case the UK's sun newspaper) take a story and spin it in order to draw more readers.
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Andacious
August 01, 2011 at 6:27am
The title seemed accurate to me...his death was literally caused by him playing videogames all day...
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Wingzero_x
August 01, 2011 at 4:18am
A blood clot brought on by him sitting in a chair all day playing XBOX!
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MrHasselblad
July 31, 2011 at 4:54pm
I state the following as a video game (playing) expert and also career computer professional...
It would not be a stretch of the imagination to state (and even prove) that video games are an **addiction** for quite the number of people; yet especially for americans. Nothing wrong with doing it as a hobby, but please - - get out of the house every once in a while and actually have some real one to one human interaction.
For people whom can't quite seem to limit themselves in the amount of time spent in front of a monitor/television playing video games... Perhaps almost someone should step in an try to impose limits onto it; such as per daily use of per weekly use.
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petrol42
July 31, 2011 at 1:20pm
Your statement might be true if he had been an American but since he was from the UK, chances of him being fat is real slim. (pun intended)
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CaptainFabulous
August 01, 2011 at 7:45am
Actually, obesity rates in the UK are on par with the US now.
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Wingzero_x
July 31, 2011 at 11:26am
Of course no mention that he was a probabable fat ass, with terrible eating habits, that hasn't seen his own dick since he was 3!
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