Parents sue Blizzard for teen's death

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The parents of a boy in China are suing Blizzard, blaming the popular World of Warcraft for his suicide.

The parents claim that the boy re-enacted a scene from the game while jumping to his death.

"The parents are backed by the anti-Internet addiction advocate Zhang Chunliang.

Mr. Zhang has spoken to 63 parents whose children have allegedly suffered from online gaming addiction and plans to file a class-action suit, according to the report."


More on the story: RedHerring


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Info

  • Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
  • Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
  • Genre: MMORPG
  • Release Date: November 22, 2004
  • Link: The Official Site
  • ESRB Rating:
Teen

Minimum Requirements

• Windows 98/Me/2000/XP or MAC OS 10.3.5
• 800 MHz CPU
• 256MB RAM
• 4GB HD space
• 32 MB VPU

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