When we hear about China's strong concerns over "Internet addiction" and rehabilitative camps for deeply entrenched MMO gamers, it can seem a little sensationalized -- but a recent Yahoo! news report, citing the Beijing News, might make one reconsider the issue.

A man about 30 died in a cyber cafe, and it looks like he was marathon-gaming. "According to preliminary findings, the length of time this man spent online might have triggered heart problems," the Beijing News quoted from one of the emergency medics.

Certainly, the man might've been at the wrong place at the wrong time, and it's a convenient situational overlap to bolster the Chinese government's beef with online gaming. Or, it could be that the individual really preferred to stay at the computer rather than attend to his health. Given China's strong vendetta to curtail online gaming, it's hard to tell.

Wonder what he was playing?

[Via Yahoo! News]