MapleStory madness: Gamer 'addict' smashes car into Nexon HQ over 'ruined life'
A drunk gamer intentionally smashed his car into the Korean headquarters of Nexon, publisher of the online role-playing game MapleStory, claiming the company's games "ruined his life."
After drunkenly smashing his car through plate glass, the 33-year-old Chinese man told police that Nexon's free-to-play games had "ruined his life," The Korea Herald reported.
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The company's games include MapleStory, which boasts 50 million players worldwide and brought in US$215 million in revenue in 2015.
Lee is not the only person who has let a game addiction affect his driving. Just last week, a man in the US crashed his vehicle into a police car while playing Pokemon Go.
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Meanwhile, Nexon has also been targeted because it fired a Korean voice-actress for posting a photo wearing a feminist t-shirt.
"I don't need a hero. I need a friend."
— 김자연 (@KNKNOKU) July 18, 2016
Star vs. the Forces of Evil EP08 pic.twitter.com/79CeIBGVSt
Kim Ja-yeon tweeted the photo along with the statement “I don’t need a hero. I need a friend” - a line from 'Star vs. The Forces of Evil,' an American animated fantasy series where she voiced the role of Star Butterfly.
The decision to replace Ja-yeon in an upcoming role sparked anger on social media, including from some cartoonists who called for a Nexon boycott.
@SangHeeFLee Company says gamers complained about the t-shirt. Gamers, let's be a different voice. #넥슨_보이콧#boycott_nexon
— 이상희 (Sang-Hee Lee) (@SangHeeFLee) July 24, 2016
FEMINIST GAMERS DO NOT NEED NEXON@Nexon_America@NEXON_KR#김자연성우를_지지합니다#넥슨_보이콧#Boycott_NEXON#NEXON_is_sexist
— 연쇄일반화마 (@SarkSark2) July 19, 2016