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Games related deaths

Retr0gamer · 2002-04-05 21:07:39

Did anyone read the news article in digitiser today about Everquest. Some women is sueing Sony because there is no health warning on Evercrack. Her son left work to play Evercrack for 12 hours a day and shot himself during a game. This follows news of a guy put in a mental home who thought the characters in the game had…

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05-04-2002 10:07pm

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Did anyone read the news article in digitiser today about Everquest. Some women is sueing Sony because there is no health warning on Evercrack. Her son left work to play Evercrack for 12 hours a day and shot himself during a game. This follows news of a guy put in a mental home who thought the characters in the game had come out of the game. It's news like this that gives games bad names and makes sure most people won't take games seriously

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#2 06-04-2002 3:56am
Dustaz

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OFN

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46838

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#3 06-04-2002 1:36pm
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Sony should counter-sue for the bad image she's giving the game.

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#4 07-04-2002 2:37am
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maybe they both need to drink some beer :squareeyed:

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#5 09-04-2002 2:00pm
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in Q3 a friend of mine gets so worked up when hes killed, nearly to the point of violence....

..the was a story of a guy in thailand who got knifed in a cs match and decided to get him in real life..

The Pay Back!

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