Posted on 12/22/2015 1:00:22 PM PST by sparklite2
Russian to sue computer company after 3-week-long gaming session led to loss of job & wife
A Siberian gamer is suing the makers of Fallout-4 after he lost his job and broke up with his wife because of the video game. He wants 500,000 roubles (US$7,000) in compensation from the company, saying he did not know the game would "become so addictive."
There have been similar cases around the world though. In 2010, a US federal judge said he would listen to a case brought by a Hawaiian man, who said he became addicted to video game Lineage II.
Surprisingly, the judge sided with the plaintiff and ordered NCsoft of South Korea to pay Smallwood's legal fees which he had accumulated over the six-month period after filing his lawsuit.
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Fallout 4 is a good game, but not lose your job and wife good. I maybe could see it over Leisure Suit Larry....
Henceforth, all PC/Console games to be made by .gov
Promises Green-oriented, totally politically correct games.
USPS to produce and distribute.
Purchases by citizens mandated or huge fines.
“because of the video game”
wrong
because he couldn’t control himself. Deserves to be poor.
How many jobs and spouses has Free Republic turned out?
He paid almost $50 for his wife. He is due just compensation.
You boyz could be in the $$$$$$$$.
I got addicted to an online browser game, which is free to play, and spent an embarrassing amount of money on it. The damned thing stressed me out to the point I had to quit for my own sanity.
Laz, Fallout Ping!
Ping to you too Sweetest Sarah!
I’ve got to ask, but you (obviously) don’t have to answer: which one?
LOL I havent even played fallout 4 yet(Havent gotten the XBOX ONE yet) but I sure as heck wouldnt play it like crazy to lose my family over it..now that is some serious gaming
I’m going to sue Macallan. Their 21 year single malt is addictive. And I’m going to sue Ferrari. Just too nice a ride. And I’m going to sue ....
Ooh. Thanks for the heads-up. I was ready to introduce a new game, “Crack II - The World in the Palm of your Hand.” It’s a porn-action game. Maybe I should put in some disclaimers about hand lotion and blisters, bad eyesight and that sort of thing.
Losers of spurious or trivial lawsuits should be beaten about the head and neck and soundly kicked in the ass. But in cases like this addiction, we do have wood chippers.
Awesome! Falloyr in QUAD Crossfire! No! 4 Titans! Yes tes...4 Titans,,,,my Precious.....
I CAN QUIT ANY TIME I WANT DAMMIT!!!
It might have been KingsAge. Or something similar. Don’t remember the name. Don’t really want to...
Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start
Problem solved.
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