A Canadian man who played Xbox games for 50 hours almost non-stop was hospitalized after finishing his mammoth session at home, authorities said on Monday.

The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Ward, had been playing on-line battle simulation games on his Xbox in the coastal city of Vancouver, police said.

Ward had planted himself in front of an Xbox to play on-line games on May 16. He only left the spot over the next three days to go to the toilet and take brief naps on a makeshift bed, they said.

“We presume the cause of his collapse was heart failure stemming from exhaustion,” a Vancouver provincial police official said by telephone.

Ward had recently took a break from his job to spend more time playing games, CBCNews reported after interviewing his work colleagues and neighbors.

After he failed to attend the weekly meeting, Ward’s colleagues tried to contact him but he wasn’t picking up the phone. When they reached his house, he was already lying unconscious on the floor.

He was immediately hospitalized. The doctor said he was no longer in danger, however he would have to stay in the hospital for at least three weeks.

Canada, one of the most wired countries in the world, has a large and highly developed game industry.

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Would be funnier if we knew the guy.

Fingerz Posted:

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The Blind Girl rested from her work, and laughed with delight. ‘Too good, father! What can be too good for you?’

‘I’m half ashamed to wear it though,’ said Caleb, watching the effect of what he said, upon her bright- ening face; ‘upon my word! When I hear the boys and people say behind me, “Halloa! Here’s a swell!” I don’t know which way to look. And when the beggar wouldn’t go away last night; and when I said I was a very common man, said “No, your Honour! Bless your Honour, don’t say that!” I was quite ashamed. I really felt as if I hadn’t a right to wear it.’

Happy Blind Girl! How merry she was, in her exultation!

‘I see you, father,’ she said, clasping her hands, ‘as plainly, as if I had the eyes I never want when you are with me. A blue coat —’

‘Bright blue,’ said Caleb.

‘Yes, yes! Bright blue!’ exclaimed the girl, turn- ing up her radiant face; ‘the colour I can just-remem- ber in the blessed sky! You told me it was blue be- fore! A bright blue coat —’

‘Made loose to the figure,’ suggested Caleb.

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Wylin Posted:

50 hours with naps and they had to hospitalize him? what a puss. Some people call that “the weekend.”

Replace “Xbox playing” with “meth” and you probably have what actually happened. Or just a whiny baby that needs to be culled from the gene pool.