Mobile MMOG raises addiction worries
MobileIndustry.biz:South Korea’s second largest carrier KTF launched Imo: The World of Magic earlier this month, and saw over 42,000 users download the game within ten days - with peak time simultaneous users exceeding 1000 already, and 3000 to 4000 new players downloading the title each day.
Korean newspapers claim that as many as a dozen people have died in the country in recent years due to playing MMOGs obsessively and placing their bodies under strain by failing to sleep or eat properly. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a potentially fatal condition most commonly found in passengers on long-haul flights, has also been linked to some deaths in Korea’s internet cafes.
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