An Ohio woman has confiscated the Xbox of her 15-year-old son who was hospitalized fordehydration after spending at least four days in his bedroom playing the Modern Warfare 3 video game, WCMH TV reports.
Jesse Rawlins tells the NBC affiliate in Columbus that her son, Tyler Rigsby, emergedfrom his bedroom Tuesday morning after a marathon round of game-playing, and collapsed three times.
She says he became very pale and his lips turned blue.
"I was very scared. I thought he was going todie," she tells WCMH. "He just fell over three times."
The TV station quotes an emergency physician at a children's hospital as saying dehydration can lead to decreased blood pressure and a lack of adequate oxygen to the brain.
Rawlins, who says Tyler had only left his bedroom to use the bathroom, pick up snacks and take a quick shower, adds that both have learned a lesson the hard way.
She says Tyler was shaken by the ordeal, and didn't complain about his punishment.
"The Xbox is gone," she says.

mkmyers45: His lucky he didn't die...

ArQueBusieR: When I was younger, I used to do 24 hours. What was I thinking?!

ArQueBusieR: When I was younger, I used to do 24 hours. What was I thinking?!

mkmyers45: Played Football Manager for 32 hours some years ago..then i had momentum.

Billyonaire: same here, gaming is irresistible and addictive.

SimonAndal: Dude's an amateur! His mates played and died. Lol.
On a more serious note, which mum will let her kid stay in his room for a four-day stretch? Definitely not mine.

Ufeolorun: I could remember going on for long as well just cos i didnt know how to save (I was new to gaming but not any more)this particular game on the memory card of the ps2 then, so i decided to kuku go on and finish the game though not at a stretch cos I took breaks - to bed e.t.c

The General: The mother is irresponsible!

ArQueBusieR:
Yeah. Thank heavens I got over it.

ArQueBusieR:
That game is addictive, mann.

jereal:

...and is that supposed to be a good thing...?

...games are getting better by the day, I don't wanna ever be like you...!