Man chooses WoW over childbirth

By Robert Purchese Published 29 January, 2007

"Five more minutes." - him

World of Warcraft is in the seat of blame again - this time on the Tyra Banks Show, where a concerned wife has been telling tales of woe about her addicted husband.

Two particularly bad examples of his 'dependency' were delaying his birthday dinner to get "just five more minutes," and leaving his wife in labour whilst he got a quick fix.

"Also, when I was in labour with my daughter it took a while," the wife told a concerned Tyra Banks. "So he went home to take a shower and he ended up getting on the computer and playing for about three hours, and then came back to the hospital before I gave birth."

Mister husband claimed that he didn't want to get too emotionally attached to his daughter in case Sudden Infantile Death Syndrome (SIDS) struck. Utterly speechless.

Still, every cloud has a silver lining, and Tyra managed to get things back on track by persuading the husband to kick his habit: right after The Burning Crusade launch, ouch.

Bothclips are on YouTube for your viewing pleasure.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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Comments (46) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • TheBoyChris #1 5 years ago

    Don't hospitals have the 'net in now? Should have borrowed a laptop.

  • yupyup #2 5 years ago

    Someone had sex with a WoW player?

    Stop the press!

  • CyberClaw #3 5 years ago

    yupyup, not necessarily XD

  • JediMasterMalik #4 5 years ago

    They broke the CD...which you don't need to play WoW...lol

    Still, what an idiotic bastard. Crap excuse aswell, in fact, it's infuriatingly crap.

  • Laserbream #5 5 years ago

    Can someone summarise the article for me? I don't have the time to read it all what with playing WoW 24/7.

  • paul_haine #6 5 years ago

    Could somebody summarise Laserbeam's comment for me?

  • JediMasterMalik #7 5 years ago

    He's an addict.

  • DDevil #8 5 years ago

    I had a chuckle at the fact he seemed to be holding back the laughter as they were shredding the CDs.

    You know as soon as they got home he was "I'm just off on a Molten Core run. See you tomorrow."

  • Eldritch #9 5 years ago

    @yupyup: Best comment in ages, mate!

  • Brogan #10 5 years ago

    Really what so great about him being at the birth away. The only time I can see it coming in useful is when you come home pissed and shit the bed, you can turn round and say "well you did it in front of a doctor and a midwife, so stop acting so high and mighty" but this gezzers a WoW addict he not going to go out and get pissed now is he?

  • Nige #11 5 years ago

    I see someone has been borrowing their dad's chubby brown videos... not mentioning any names.

  • terminalterror #12 5 years ago

    Interesting how if this article was entitled "Woman chooses WoW over childbirth" it would take on a vastly different meaning.

  • asphaltcowboy #13 5 years ago

    lol, love the YouTube comments:

    "Maybe if he was married to Tyra he'd play less."

  • asphaltcowboy #14 5 years ago

    Oh and the other massive research hole is the "it's just a computer" "only a game" - they know it's a multiplayer game with other people right?

    /doesn't even like WoW
    Edited by asphaltcowboy at 29/01/07 @ 18:53

  • Brogan #15 5 years ago

    terminalterror, was that me. bugger thought i'd come up with that off me on bat. can't say i've ever seen that much roy chubby brown (never a whole set) but now i read it back it does sound familiar. funniest thing i've said today and it's nicked form a fat twat it a sutpid hat. the shame
    Edited by Brogan at 29/01/07 @ 18:54

  • Xypher #16 5 years ago

    I really can't see what the fuss is about.... I mean he did make it back in time for the birth didn't he.

  • InfiniteFury #17 5 years ago

    Wow, I wish I got ad revenue for surfing the internet:

    [link url=http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/28/tyra-banks-downs-level-60-baby-neglecter/
    ]http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/28/tyra-b...[/link]

    Anyway, look at his eyes, there's a man who knows his account's safe and sound - don't fancy the wife's chances mind....
    Edited by InfiniteFury at 29/01/07 @ 19:10

  • zozart #18 5 years ago

    "I had a chuckle at the fact he seemed to be holding back the laughter as they were shredding the CDs."

    So true!

  • yagisencho #19 5 years ago

    Quitting WoW a year ago gave me not only more time for my wife, but also time to catch up on my back catalogue of unplayed titles.

  • Fozzie_bear #20 5 years ago

    he ended up getting on the computer and playing for about three hours, and then came back to the hospital before I gave birth

    He was back before the birth! So what the hell is she complaining about?

    Bloody women. They'll be wanting the vote next.

  • smelly #21 5 years ago

    WoW would be a REALLY good excuse if you were really having an affair i guess...

  • jamespo #22 5 years ago

    perhaps he could give up warcraft if she gave up scoffing

  • urban #23 5 years ago

    "i'll suck your cock twice daily if you stop"

  • malloc #24 5 years ago

    "...didn't want to get too emotionally attached to his daughter in case Sudden Infantile Death Syndrome (SIDS) struck."

    rofl, nice try mate.

    Can just imagine his daughter in 15 years missing her dad's hospital appointment due to playing WOW2 and him dying. Poetic justice.

    "So he went home to take a shower and he ended up getting on the computer and playing for about three hours..."

    WOW players shower now?

  • Artemis_Matsas #25 5 years ago

    Well... where's the news???

    A friend of mine (we used to play table-top RPG together with other 6 bums), did exactly the same to his wife for what do you think???
    For playing Might and Magic 2 on his Commodore Amiga!!! (Yes, that happened 14-15 years ago).

    Well, we all sympathised with him, because we knew that once he entered the high level dungeons, in order to save the game, he had to travel back to a town (which took ages), or lose his progress (Yeah right!). At the end his mother took his wife to the hospital, and my friend after he saved (3-4 hours later) joined the party.

    Actually when my pregnant wife announced at 1 o'clock in the morning that "the waters broke" i was playing BF2. Unfortunate timing though, cause i had just gotten the attack helicopter for a spin... Oh well.

  • dudefella #26 5 years ago

    1) oh the ignorance is killing me (tyra banks and doctor person)
    2) the guy is a fucking tool (SIDS? LOL. Shredding discs - he was enjoying every second of it)
    3) most comments on youtube are really pathetic. The guy was insanely addicted and people there are defending him. I think his wife was very normal about the whole thing.

  • titaniumapple #27 5 years ago

    i hate geeks

  • masterson #28 5 years ago

    "i hate geeks"

    Yeah me too. I actually came to this video games forum to avoid them. :S

    As is usual with tabloid TV aimed at morons the host or her researchers had clearly not bothered asking why (millions of) people find these games so very compelling or bothered really digging into why he'd rather be doing that than spending time with his wife and new child. I also liked it when Tyra acted affronted that he had gone off his wife since she became a lard-ass. Its not as if she'd have a show to host any more if she put on a few pounds, the talentless clotheshorse.
    That said, he seemed like a fucking retard - but then I'm sure it wasn't the game that caused that. If you choose to reproduce with pond scum don't get all uppity when they turn out to be disappointing husbands/parents.
    Edited by masterson at 30/01/07 @ 07:05

  • -TKF- #29 5 years ago

    This guy is not special, whats special is that the girl is staying, she should have left ages ago with the kids and enjoyed life instead. There must be thousands like him getting lost in the hunt for epics

  • Rambaldi #30 5 years ago

    Looser

  • Psi #31 5 years ago

    'lost in the hunt for epics' yup your right and their 'actual worth' is nowt, zilch, 3 hour run in molton core or whatever or a walk on the beach with your wife?...

    i play wow, very casually mind, i've logged on twice for a couple hours since the new release. it's winter mind and the weathers bad.

  • f00b_inc #32 5 years ago

    Uh, only 1 comment about how hot Tyra is?

    She's hot! Forget fatty and her husband

  • space_ace #33 5 years ago

    baby got pwned

  • Charroux #34 5 years ago

    "Looser"

    Yes, I imagine she probably is nowadays - childbirth ain't easy, y'know.

  • ZuluHero #35 5 years ago

    i love the fact that tyra says something like;

    "It wouldn't be so bad if he was spending time with 'real' people human beings.. but he's doing this with a game..."


  • lennon #36 5 years ago

    Its funny when gaming nerds abuse other gaming nerds! ;)

  • Psi #37 5 years ago

    yeah tyra's nice but she's a fucking pain in the arse

  • Darkbeat #38 5 years ago

    Hey now. Theres no reason to get too emotionally attached to your child after its born either. It might get killed in a car accident or struck down by lightening.

  • jonsaan #39 5 years ago

    Fancy telling his wife he was playing a game. Surely, I had to fill the car up with petrol or some other bullshit would have sufficed?

  • spaceman #40 5 years ago

    you know he probably didnt actually go home for a shower, it was probably just an excuse.

    im surprised the researchers for the program didnt stumble accross the fact that you dont need discs to play, which means they probably didnt research it. too busy gangbanging tyra maybe..

  • prettyboytim #41 5 years ago

    Dick.

  • Lionheart #42 5 years ago

    @Darkbeat
    LOL how depressing!

  • Kami #43 5 years ago

    WoW or no WoW, some people are just unbelievably daft. This guy being one of those lucky few... I'm sorry, but no amount of WoW or any bloody game would hold me back from being with the woman I was with when she needed me most. He just needs a real good kick up the arse.

  • SBfistfun #44 5 years ago

    N00b ^

    Can't say I blame him for snatching some peace from the lard arse.

    Don't want your husband to get bored? Then stop eating cakes you fat fuck.

  • Xerx3s #45 5 years ago

    "So he went home to take a shower and he ended up getting on the computer and playing for about three hours, and then came back to the hospital before I gave birth."

    So what's the point? He was there, wasn't he? Always nagging. nagnagnag.

  • Kami #46 5 years ago

    Well, have to say, if this is the level of sense that an average WoW-player has, then it might be best to leave them in this virtual world... do we need them in the real world?