Taiwan Man Dies; 23-hour Video Game (WATCH). 23-year-old Chen Jung-yu died playing a video game back in January. Jung-yu had been playing in a public part of an Internet cafe and his death was thought to have gone unnoticed by fellow gamers for up to nine hours.

Health concerns surrounding the over-playing of video games certainly aren’t unique to Taiwan.

20-year-old Chris Stanifoth died of deep vein thrombosis in the U.K. last year when a blood clot formed in his leg and travelled to his lungs. Staniforth’s father believed that his son’s 12-hour gaming sessions contributed significantly to his death.

Internet cafes are integral to the success of the gaming industry across Asia, but more incidents such as this may result in calls for greater regulation in the market. Concern about video game addiction has already led South Korea to consider implementing a gaming curfew for players under the age of 16. Go here to read more.