Monday, September 17, 2007
Reminds me of a similar case where a Korean guy died from too much Starcraft. Beijing sure has changed since Mao's day: Man dies after 3-day gaming binge:
The 30-year-old man fainted at a cyber cafe in the city of Guangzhou Saturday afternoon after he had been playing games online for three days, the Beijing News reported.
Paramedics tried to revive him but failed and he was declared dead at the cafe, it said. The paper said that he may have died from exhaustion brought on by too many hours on the Internet.
The report did not say what the man, whose name was not given, was playing.
The report said that about 100 other Web surfers "left the cafe in fear after witnessing the man's death."
China has 140 million Internet users, second only to the U.S...
Personally, I spent too much of the weekend playing Civilization IV. The only things damaged were my family life and the size of my ass (enhanced, but not in a good way). I was rescued by breaking away to attend Aceapalooza on Saturday night.
YEAH YA!!!!! NOW THAT'S ONE TURE GAMER!!!!!!
Civ 4 - my favorite. I just finished my first game of Beyond the Sword - not sure if I like the "corporations," what do you think of this?
I haven't tried either of the Civ 4 expansions. More civilizations would be cool, though I'm not much into the scenarios at all. I figure if I want something with a more tactical feel there are a lot better choices. I like starting in ancient times and going all the way forward.
I feel I haven't quite figured out the nuances of using the religions yet, so I'm not sure about adding another similar layer (corporations). I'm a bit skeptical that it's necessary. How do you like it?