The Sun leads with 'Death by Xbox' cover story
With a headline of ‘Death by Xbox’, the paper has pushed to the fore the tragic case of Chris Staniforth, a 20-year-old who died of deep-vein-thrombosis (DVT).
The report directly links the DVT to Staniforth spending up to 12 hours playing Xbox games – his father said he was “sucked in” to online multiplayer for games like Halo.
DVT is the formation of a blood clot that develops often without symptoms and is most commonly occurring in immobilised hospital patients or regular smokers - but is also linked to long-haul flights and travel, where it occurs due to lack of movement in transit.
The Sun throws in that “in recent years it has been increasingly been seen among those who sit for long spells in front of computer screens”. As tragic as this story is, that’s an odd claim to throw in when it can occur in anyone immobilised or still for a long period of time. (And let’s not forget an Xbox needs to be plugged into a TV, not a computer.)
Staniforth’s father David said he is now launching a campaign to raise awareness of DVT and video games – but added he isn’t levelling criticism at Microsoft.
“Kids all over the country are playing these video games,” he told The Sun. “They don’t realise it could kill them.
“I’m not for one minute blaming the manufacturer of Xbox. It isn’t their fault that people use them for so long. But I want to highlight the dangers that can arise.
“Playing on it for so long is what killed him – and I don’t want another child to die.”
A statement from Microsoft said: “We recommend gamers take breaks to exercise as well as make time for other pursuits.”
The report comes just a few days after The Sun published a report about an asthmatic teenage girl who suffered “a heart attack while playing on her Xbox”, and four months after it ran a widely-mocked report about how the Nintendo 3DS poses a health-risk and made players ill or dizzy.
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nicksilver1Posted:
I'm suprised someone who plays Halo 12 hours a day didnt jerkoff for that long as alot of **** do all the time :P It's funny how jerking it could have save his life haha
BanKsyyPosted:
don't blame the xbox, blame the idiot that played it for 12 hours a day without moving.
AmbicidalPosted:
That's too bad. But people rarely sit down and don't move for 12 hours. That's odd.
PantiesPosted:
All I have to say is...
http://www.google.com/search?q=facepalm&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ibR&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=z3M3TpOZLonXiALQ-LjeDg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBUQ_AUoAQ&biw=1522&bih=799
http://www.google.com/search?q=facepalm&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ibR&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=z3M3TpOZLonXiALQ-LjeDg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBUQ_AUoAQ&biw=1522&bih=799
-TTG-BOOM-Posted:
TTG_STRAWZYx i know this is bad but i cant help it--he;ll just respawn.
sorry i know i know im terrible but anything to do with gaming tabloids look down on it. I cringed when they put in a pic of halo and the caption said "a halo game character"
Thats just funny so is this story
-ToXiiCz-Posted:
Zumorito Why would anyone sit 12 hours straight playing Xbox anyway? Wow...
the guy died and all u can do is call him sad?
cold hearted bro
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