4 Million Chinese Gamers Addicted to "Unhealthy" Games

September 1st, 2008 Posted in Offbeat, Online, PC by Rajiv Ashrafi

610x AFP reports that over 4 million of China’s youth are addicted to what the state deems ‘unhealthy’ online games. The country is infamous for its game-playing citizens, quite a few of whom have been reported to have died from non-stop gameplay.

The 4 million represent ten percent of Chinese internet users under 18. While the term “unhealthy games” wasn’t detailed, it could refer to any online roleplaying game, including World of Warcraft, which is quite popular in the country.

The Chinese government is calling for hard-coded time limits in games and stricter content monitoring in games.

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