Z0NE
06-21-2005, 11:08 AM
Something i found on Gamespot this morning.


Couple's online gaming causes infant's death

Korean press picks up tale of tragedy when couple plays World of Warcraft to excess, infant perishes from neglect.

In a story out of Korea which is just now surfacing in the Western press, a couple in Incheon, South Korea, were arrested last week when their four-month-old daughter died after being left alone by the couple for hours. The mother and father reportedly had gone to a nearby Internet cafe, lost themselves in playing Blizzard's massively multiplayer online PC game World of Warcraft, and returned to their home only to find the infant dead from suffocation. "We booked the pair on criminal charges, judging that when you consider the situation, they were responsible for their daughter's death," a policeman told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper. The couple reportedly told police, "We were thinking of playing for just an hour or two and returning home like usual, but the game took longer that day." The infant was the couple's only child.

Tidus 66
06-21-2005, 11:38 AM
OMG! Who the fuck would leave a 4 month old kid alone to go play warcraft?? :s

fascist socialist
06-21-2005, 12:01 PM
I would.

Tidus 66
06-21-2005, 12:02 PM
Yeah you would! Congrats

fascist socialist
06-21-2005, 12:03 PM
Games over offspring is my motto.

Tidus 66
06-21-2005, 12:04 PM
Good motto!

fascist socialist
06-21-2005, 12:06 PM
Thanks. I also believe in slaughtering people IRL if they do something bad to you in-game, like kill you or steal your items.

Detonate
06-21-2005, 12:39 PM
Stupid people. yea i already knew about this. Them Korean's are mad about warcraft though, they even have a warcraft channel!

Raidenex
06-21-2005, 12:40 PM
This merely supports my theory that World of Warcraft is the best fucking game ever.

Detonate
06-21-2005, 12:41 PM
It is. Fact.

Z0NE
06-21-2005, 12:55 PM
it does look pretty sweet :D

But then again, it's by Blizzard, so it's gotta be good.

I remember being addicted to Diablo 1 & 2, especially Multiplayer.

fascist socialist
06-21-2005, 01:22 PM
This merely supports my theory that World of Warcraft is the best fucking game ever.

Merl
06-21-2005, 04:29 PM
What did you expect, they're Koreans playing a Blizzard game. . .

A WILD SNORLAX APPEARS
07-26-2005, 10:27 PM
This merely supports my theory that World of Warcraft is the best fucking game ever.
since this is the first mmo to ever claim a life.
hi everquest.

Monk
08-07-2005, 11:22 PM
Well that is sad to hear that the baby died, it's just sick man..i know a couple that plays wow, i am in their guild ^^ but they don't have achild thank god...who could leave a child for a whole day at home like that...omg...poor thing...it must have been horrible :(

WOW is just amazing definetly

btw i play on the shadowsong realm and my name is Roku ;)

any1 here who plays on shadowsong as well? ^^

Venom
08-08-2005, 06:40 AM
I would.
Indeed, It is a very fun game.

Andyuk
08-10-2005, 12:45 PM
It's just a pity that anyone moron can have kids,

I also heard today that a korean man died from playing for over 40 hours in one go, he was sacked earlier for taking too much time off, presumably to play wow. Twat.

Maria
09-04-2005, 02:20 PM
Are we blaming Wow or the Koreans?

Sir Dyne
09-04-2005, 03:40 PM
Korea in general i say, they should be making TV's

Emery
09-04-2005, 04:59 PM
Korea in general i say, they should be making TV's Gahahahahahaha

Crub
09-06-2005, 11:20 PM
Korea in general i say, they should be making TV's

I concur, BAHAHAHAHAHAHHA