April 13, 2010
Officials in Seoul have announced a curfew to block young people from playing online games after midnight. The Korea Herald reports the curfew affects about 20 games which are mostly role-play games that suck users into virtual worlds for hours at a time.
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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
And our last word in business today comes from South Korea, which is tackling online video game addiction. The media there have reported shocking tales of gamers who actually died after spending weeks at the computer without a break.
Today's last word: game over - or at least suspended.
Officials in Seoul have announced a curfew to block young people from playing online games after midnight. The Korea Herald newspaper reports the curfew affects about 20 games - mostly role-play games - that suck users into virtual worlds for hours at a time.
And that's the business news on MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.
STEVE INSKEEP, host:
And I'm Steve Inskeep.
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