Call of Duty brings out the worst in people. Despite its annually world-record breaking sales numbers and online play records, the franchise continues to split gamers down the middle. It’s arguably the most trolled entertainment franchise every, but also one of the most in-demand and addicting.
When Black Ops came out, GameStop employees were robbed at gunpoint for some copies. When Modern Warfare 3 came out a year later, armed gunmen robbed a delivery truck in France carrying copies of the game. They do this because the games are that popular and that valuable pre-release. The proof is in the pudding. Take for instance, this one kid who played the game for so many consecutive hours his body shut down.
According to WCMH-TV, 15 year-old Tyler Rigby was taken to the hospital earlier this week for dehydration where he was pumped with fluids. The cause? (Spawn) Camping out in his bedroom for four straight days playing Modern Warfare 3. According to his aunt:
“It’s like he was looking at me but he wasn’t there. It was like he was looking through me. We were talking and I heard a thump and I looked over and he just fell.”
I can’t imagine he was doing that well at the game if he wasn’t even providing his body with the required nutrition. Video games are fun but you’re doing it wrong and losing at the game of life if it takes priority over life’s necessities. Take a break.
Unfortunately for Tyler and his video game passion, he’s going to be forced to going forward since his family is taking away his Xbox. Will that cure the addiction? With Black Ops 2 coming in a few months, hopefully Tyler can ween back to a healthy level of gaming so he can step into the franchise’s take on the future. In all seriousness, we’re happy Tyler’s recovering and we hope this is an isolated incident.
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Source: CBS
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Reading this article makes me feel ashamed to be a gamer. So many have to learn to take it back a good notch or two and realize life is passing them by. Aside from that the amount of people who insult COD make me laugh, the amount that defends COD. Inevitably drives me to the floor in tears. It’s the stupidest thing ever. Go argue about something that matters.
In this case the parents failed…I don’t know how you do check on your kid and make him go outside or do something else after 1 day of marathon gaming…effing idiots
Actually over hydrating does kill, and isnt that uncommon, especially for amateur athletes. But yea, I noticed this but decided the content of the article was more shocking than the typo so ignored it
just……………no comment.
Looks like the parents would have checked in on him. I have played some games for hours on end. Sometimes I get worried about my dad and pause the game to check on him. He is almost 80 years old. I played morrowind one time for 8 hours without any breaks. I thought I had played it only a few minutes, until I looked at the time. It was 6 a.m. I know how it is to get wrapped up in games.
well first and foremost…15 years old…..do parents not even look at game ratings anymore?
Half–if not more than half–of CoD players are under 17. Kids don’t need to be 17 to play games like CoD; they can handle M games just fine.
They should be 17 for GTA.
…heh….not even….i remember everyone i knew was playing gta…and i was 10 at the time…..
So it dosen’t matter if a 10 year old takes his daddy’s shotgun and fires it at people and even tries to threaten someone?
Hell, I was 24 when GTA III came out in 2001.
@JACK
I think you’re going beyond gaming. And besides, it doesn’t matter if it’s a 10 yr old or a 30 yr old who threatens someone with a shotgun.
@ATG
True, but I was only using it as an example(Even though it’s pretty stupid).
JTREVOLVER AND HIS BUDDY ROGUESTATUSXI R ABUSING THE MAX PAYNE CHEATERS WEB SITE , THEY CAN B HEARD YELLING AT PLAYERS IN THE GAME AND SCREAMING CUSE THEY R LOSING , ND THAT PLAYERS WILL B POSTED CAUSE THEY LOST . 99% OF ALL THE POSTS IN THAT SITE R FROM THOSE TWO COWARDS , THIS IS A FACT !!!! THIS SITE IS FOR REAL CHEATERS NOT GRET PLAYERS THAT THEY HAVE VENDETTAS AGAINST BECAUSE THEY R POOR LOSERS.. THEY R THE WORST ABUSERS TO DATE FOR THEIR COWARDLY BEHAVIOR . THESE GUYS R ALSO CREATING OTHER ACCOUNTS ASWELL TO POST GREAT PLAYERS ? LOL SAYING PLAYERS R USING MODED PS3s and MODED CONTROLLERS LOL WHAT THESE GUYS WERE AT THESE PLAYERS HOUSES AND SAW THEIR CONTROLLERS AND PS3 UNITS ? ps3 DOES UPDATES FOR UPDATES BUT ALSO TO SCAN PS3s FOR MODS . LOL GET SOME SKILL AND PRACTICE STOP POSTING GREAT PLAYERS CAUSE THEY BEAT YOU TWO COWARDS
Someone please delete the above comment. It makes ZERO sense…and is quite annoying given that he lacks any kind of grammar.