Apart from the fact that the media seems to accept without question that there is such a thing as 'internet addiction,' I see nothing surprising in this story:

An obese 26-year-old man in northeastern China died after a "marathon" online gaming session over the Lunar New Year holiday, state media said on Wednesday. The 150-kg (330-lb) man from Jinzhou, in Liaoning province, collapsed on Saturday, the last day of the holiday, after spending "almost all" of the seven-day break playing online games, the China Daily said, citing his parents.

Oh yes, and let's remember that "state media" is the commie government propaganda machine, which also claims that:

About 2.6 million -- or 13 percent -- of China's 20 million Internet users under 18 are classed as addicts...

Anyway, if all the stores and everything else in town is closed for a whole honkin' week, what the hell else is a man in a commie hellhole supposed to do? Oh, wait - it is well documented that the Chinese throw people in jail for saying or doing the 'wrong things' online (with the help of companies like Google), so it's very much in their interest to make people believe in things like internet addiction and the dangers of video games. The only question is why Reuters is helping them spread their propaganda.