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Nov 25, 2005, 9:54 PM
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Chinese Boy Dies from World of Warcraft Reenactment
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The parents of a 13 year-old boy in China are blaming a game for the child's fall from a building. The teenager allegedly was reenacting a scene from World of Warcraft. The result, the parents have filed suit against Blizzard Entertainment, makers of the game, with the help of an anti-Net addiction crusader Zhan Chunliang.
Apparently in China 73 children have dies due to gaming addiction. If the parents decide to join forces, Blizzard could be hit by a class-action lawsuit.
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Re: [ruby] Chinese Boy Dies from World of Warcraft Reenactment
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Blizzard is facing a lawsuit as parents of a World of Warcraft player claimed that the 13-year old jumped to his death as a reenactment of the MMORPG.
According to Chinese news agency, parents of the child say the child leaped from a building reenacting the game. Their story received support from Zhang Chunliang, an activist known for his views on Internet gaming addiction. Chunliang, who purportedly talked to more than 60 parents whose children have become addicted to online games, is moving to file suit against Blizzard.
Although the game doesn't encourage jumping off buildings, some have made it an in-game sport of leaping from tall buildings, bridges and canyons (called WoW Basejumping). Because players can and do die for jumping off tall ledges, the parent's allegations will likely face an uphill battle in court
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