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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King has been out for less than a week and it seems the expansion has already claimed its first official casualty.

Right off the heels of a European gamer reaching level 80 in Wrath of the Lich King in 27 hours, Kotaku reports that a 15-year-old boy from Sweden suffered an epileptic seizure after playing Wrath of the Lich King for 24 hours straight.

According to the boy’s doctors, his bodily functions had been…

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Not to be outdone by Nintendo’s Virtual console this week, the Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) will receive an enhanced version of classic Bungie FPS Marathon: Durandal, as well as a selection of board games for the less action-inclined. The M-rated Durandal will go for 800 MS points ($10) and the Spyglass Board Games collection (which includes Reversi, Mancala, Checkers and Chess) asking price is 400 MS points ($5). Both will be available for download 9 a.m. (PST), Wednesday, August 1, 2007.

Durandal is a true classic that’s been completely revamped with new with HD graphics, modern networking (a real boon for players who’ve endured lag headaches over the free version floating around online) and redesigned controls.

Often called the predecessor to Halo, the Marathon games boasted evolved FPS gameplay pre-Doom, when Master Chief was nothing more than a glint in Bungie’s eye. It’s more than worth the asking price for all the enhancements, though cheapo gamers can try out the original version for free (and legally) through Bungie’s site.

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