It would be interesting to know the exact cause of death in all of those cases. Going without food/water and sleep by itself is not completely fatal but is likely a compounding factor. It's fairly easy to get blood clots from prolonged time in a sitting position, which can result in a stroke or heart attack. I do find it strange that all of the cases noted were men in Asian countries, are Asian men more likely to play very long gaming sessions or is there some other risk factor.

When I saw they were making a Planteside 2 I was super stoked. The original was by far the best FPS game I have played. So far this one looks to be as good but with tons of improvements (customization, graphics, bases, etc). It was one of the most balanced games I have played (until BFR's were op'ed), that an NO CHEATERS, game is an MMO so no hacking like whats happening in BF3 now. I really hope they are able to pull this off.

@andrewwittmaier I played the original Planetside, and although compared to the graphics of todays game it was still the best FPS shooter game I have played to date. I can still remember many great battles in that game. It's amazing to be part of a 10 person squad that is part of a 100-200 person faction fighting equal numbers of people. There were lots of great leaders that organized some amazing strategies and tactics. We would fill up air transports with 3 squads, supported by fighter aircraft, make drops into the middle of an ongoing battle, bust our way into the capture point and put up a massive defense. Seriously, this type of FPS game (MMO shooter) is the future. It was back then and is today, we just need developers to start making the games.

I still don't understand why EA (Dice) haven't took their highly successful Battlefield series into a larger scale MMO persistent world game. It seems they have everything there, just need to make the jump. Super glad SOE is bringing Pside back and so far looks awesome. I signed up for beta, hope I get a chance to take a look.

Hope they do a great job with this one. The original Planetside was the only MMO first person shooter that had any success. I played the original and loved it, of course there is always room for improvement, so far it looks like some great improvements. I hope the free to play (buy upgrades with real cash) method works out and keeps the game populated.