10 Gamers Who Tragically Died Playing Videogames


20-Year Old Gamer Dies after 12 Hours Gaming Sessions

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After a 20-year old gamer died from deep vein thrombosis, his father started to draw attention towards the negative effects excessive gaming could have.

Chris Staniforth appears to have been playing Halo for about 12 hours almost each day and he became so obsessed with the sci-fi shooter that he forgot to stand up and stretch his legs.

Due to long periods of inactivity, a blood clot appeared in his leg and as it traveled up to his lungs, a pulmonary embolism was caused leading to the death of this young gamer.

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