Doctors Warn that Steam Sale Could Lead to Possible Health Concerns
By Halolz Senior Budget Gaming Correspondent Mike Moore
Valve recently announced that they will be running a sale on a large number of the game available on their downloadable game store Steam, which is slated to run from June 24 to July 4.
While Valve says on the Steam storefront that, “While we do not keep statistics on groin pain, there are no reports of injury or death as a result of playing games on Steam.” Some Doctors are still wary.
“While players are unlikely to break a bone playing a game, they should be concerned with other possible health issues that could arise,” said Dr. Farnsworth, who studies nerd and gamer health issues. “Playing all these games indoors could lead do a vitamin D deficiency, as well as something I call ‘lazy fat-ass syndrome.'”
He suggests that anyone playing to play games for a long period of time should invest in vitamin supplements or, “Move your gaming outside. Pick up your DS or PSP and go play under a tree, or if you have to play a Steam game play it on your laptop outside.”
The doctor also noted that gamers should be careful not spend all their money on games during this sale, otherwise they might not have enough for food or electricity. “Sometimes we forget how expensive things can be because they are on sale. How terrible would it be to lose your electricity, or pass out from malnourishment, because you spent all your money on games that you now can’t play because you have no electricity or are unconscious?”
When asked about gaming outside on an iPhone the Dr. Farnsworth stated, “That’s not a real gaming device. The games are so short of that thing that if everyone was playing games only on that, we wouldn’t have all these gamer health concerns.”
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AHHH! READING! THE BANE OF MY A.D.D. EXISTENCE!
"Lazy fat-ass syndrome"
Oh, so that's how it's called, gotta tell my doctor
*facepalm*
Steam doesn't work on my computers! D:
What condition is that?
lies! I broke my finger playing counter strike.
Aaaaaaand. I'm sad.
"Damnit."
Health problems? In MY gaming society?
…Nope.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED :U
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Good doctor, there is one problem with your theory about gaming outdoors. Have you tried to find a hotspot with enough bandwidth to support competition grade gaming outdoors? Or for that matter, find me a tree with enough power outlets to support my HDTV, Ecksbawks, and 7:2 surround sound system. Mabe then I'll listen.
Nope.
Wait wrong submission.
oh my. :U
Well luckily I don't suffer form Lazy fat-ass syndrome.
Woo, I don't get an Iphone ^^
With it hitting 115 degrees outside right now for me? No thanks!
Now I Know, It Was Them Folks At Steam All Along… Even Went It Was Them Immigrants, It Was Steam…
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lol, idk
they say something about dummkopfs and being on a point… I dunno, I hardly listen to them anymo-*backstabbed*
Not trying to be a jerk by pointing it out, but there's an errior in this article.
"He suggests that anyone PLAYING to play games for a long period of time should invest…"
PSP.
It's
like a nut you can play with outsidethe cure for the lazy fat-ass syndrome.Take a piece of games, put it in the slot..
Push down the lever and the wires get hot and get toast…
O wait you said steamed.
That was quite interest… OH CRAP, I've went 27 minutes without playing games on steam
-loads up TF2-