While most gamers can step away from the virtual world, some can not. Craig Smallwood of Hawaii couldn't, so he filed a lawsuit. In the suit, he blames NCSoft, the publisher of his favorite game Lineage II, for not warning him about the game's "addictive" nature. According to the suit, Smallwood spent an estimated 20,000 hours on the role-playing game, and claims that he was "unable to function independently in usual daily activities, such as getting up, getting dressed, bathing or communicating with family and friends." A judge deemed the lawsuit worthy of its day in court.

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