Fallout 4 Addiction: Man Sues Bethesda after Losing Wife and Job
A Russia-based Siberian man who got addicted to "Fallout 4" has sued game developer Bethesda Games Studio after he lost both his wife and his job due to his nonstop gaming.
The 28-year-old man said Bethesda Games Studio should have posted an official warning about the addictive nature of "Fallout 4." He has demanded $7,000 (RUB500,000) in monetary damages from the developers of the video game, according to Tech News Today (TNT).
After downloading "Fallout 4," the man had planned to spend a few hours in the next few weeks playing the game. However, he became so hooked to the game that he had locked himself up and he ended up getting fired for not showing up for work. Worse, his wife packed her bags and left because he also stopped eating and sleeping. Thus, his newfound addiction affected his health as well, Attack of the Fanboy reports.
"If I knew that this game could have become so addictive, I would have become a lot more wary of it," TNT quotes the man's statement. "I would not have bought it, or I would have left it until I was on holiday or until the New Year holidays."
For the law team in charge of the case, the man's only advantage is the warning labels usually placed on products sold in the United States about the detrimental effects of a certain product, the report relays.
The Russian Times speculates that this case will not go far. Single Center for Protection legal service director Konstantin Bobrov said the Russian legal system does not like getting involved in disputes between foreign companies and consumers. However, he said they will try to see how far the case will run, the report details.
The "Fallout 4" addiction, which resulted in a lawsuit, is not a first in the gaming world. In 2010, a Hawaiian man filed a case against NCSoft because he got addicted to the game "Lineage II," but the case just got dismissed.
