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    China To Make Its MMORPG Players Register With Their Real Names And Government IDs

    Body Found, Believed to Be That of Runaway Teen Gamer

    Microsoft Doubles Reward For Teen That Ran Away After His Parents Pilfered His 360

    The Secret of Blending Excessive Gaming With a Hot Marriage
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    01/16/09

    In reply to China To Make Its MMORPG Players Register With Their Real Names And Government IDs
    "Game Addict Swallows Saw Blades to Commit Suicide"


    Eh... that's not a symptom of video game addiction. That's just being a psycho.

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    Image of Alchemistmerlin Alchemistmerlin
    01/16/09

    In reply to China To Make Its MMORPG Players Register With Their Real Names And Government IDs
    China forcing people to register so that they can easily be tracked and monitored?


    That is new and unusual!


    Come on! It's CHINA, they're going to implode again very shortly I think.

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    Image of Gann Gann
    01/16/09

    @Alchemistmerlin: Was that a short joke?
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    Image of CrispyAardvark CrispyAardvark
    01/16/09

    In reply to China To Make Its MMORPG Players Register With Their Real Names And Government IDs
    I'm not a gaming addict, I'm a level 40 warlock!
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    Image of Nemesisesq Got Banned Nemesisesq Got Banned
    01/16/09

    @CrispyAardvark - New, Improved! 10% less flavor..: so what you just got your mount? Pffft Noob
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    01/16/09

    @Nemesisesq: You can get it at 30 now. And he said he's a warlock, so he got it for free. L2readpatchnotes. Noob. ;c)
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    01/16/09

    In reply to China To Make Its MMORPG Players Register With Their Real Names And Government IDs
    Finally Ponies can use his name after that Chinese squatter has to give it up!
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    Image of Bearded Rapper Bearded Rapper
    11/06/08

    In reply to Body Found, Believed to Be That of Runaway Teen Gamer
    How can you die when there is a rail track and you have food?
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    11/06/08

    @Powered by cookies and beer: Ya get pretty cold up north. Last week was down around 0 most nights. And it doesn't have to be freezing cold to kill you
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    Image of madog madog
    11/06/08

    In reply to Body Found, Believed to Be That of Runaway Teen Gamer
    This is why I completely support beating your children. And no, I don't mean being abusive in any way, but just that kids need a good old fashioned beat down like in the good ol' days.


    Too much do you see parents these days taking away consoles, or taking away computer time, or phone or car privilege's when in trouble. If I did something I wasn't supposed to do I got slapped around and I never did anything this stupid. When I wanted a Nintendo or SNES I had to pay for that shit myself. And because I did, my parents didn't have the right to take it away from me. Although, because I was responsible enough in the first place to save up money and purchase it myself I was also smart enough not be a fiend with it. That took years of experience to become addicted. By that point, it was too late for my parents to try and stop me.

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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/05/08

    In reply to Body Found, Believed to Be That of Runaway Teen Gamer
    I guess I shouldnt be surprised at any of the comments, but some of these were really callous.


    This wasnt about a video game; something deeper was happening here. A tragedy for everyone, especially those left behind.

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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/05/08

    In reply to Body Found, Believed to Be That of Runaway Teen Gamer
    That's awful. My condolences to the family.


    I ran away from home once when I was a kid. I can't even remember why I did but I'm sure it was something completely stupid.


    Luckily things turned out better for me although I did get my ass handed to me by my dad as a result of it.

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    Image of peteH peteH
    11/05/08

    In reply to Body Found, Believed to Be That of Runaway Teen Gamer
    How terrible and tragic. Please keep the tasteless remarks to a minimum, guys.
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    Image of -Scrixx- -Scrixx-
    11/05/08

    @peteH:


    Too late, and really, are you that sympathetic, serves the kid right.

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    Image of ezman ezman
    11/05/08

    @-Scrixx-: Have a heart and some empathy, man! "LOOK at me! I can insult some dead kid on the Internet!" Classy.
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    11/05/08

    @ezman:


    The kid acted like a complete ass by running away because his 360 was taken from him. He brought it upon himself really. It's sad, but I don't feel any remorse for the kid.

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