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A man has died from a suspected heart attack after playing computer game League of Legends for 23 hours.

Police found the body of 23-year-old gaming enthusiast Chen Rong-yu slumped in his chair in a corner of an internet cafe in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday.

His hands were still stretched out towards the keyboard and mouse, according to local reports.

Staff at the cafe said that Chen had been playing the game since Tuesday evening and took frequent nap breaks.

However, when a female empoloyee tried to wake him on the Wednesday his body was cold.

Chen's family told police that he suffered from a heart condition and officers believe that a combination of fatigue, lack of movement and the cold weather, may have caused him to have a heart attack.

In February last year a 30-year-old Chinese man died after a three-day online gaming session.

The man reportedly lost consciousness at an internet cafe on the outskirts of Beijing after not eating or sleeping.

In July the same year Brit Xbox gamer Chris Staniforth died from a blood clot after a marathon gaming session.

His dad, David, said that his son would would play on his Xbox for up to 12 hours at a time.

He said: "Chris lived for his Xbox. When he got into a game he could play it for hours and hours on end, sometimes 12 hours in a stretch. He got sucked in playing Halo online against people from all over the world.

“I’m not for one minute blaming the manufacturer of Xbox. It isn’t their fault that people use them for so long. But I want to highlight the dangers that can arise.”