A number of MMO horror stories have come out of the far east recently, particularly from China where the craze has taken off big style, including a pair of people killed falling asleep crossing a railway line after a 40 hour session (how two people fall asleep together while walking is beyond me) and a murder over a stolen "dragon sabre" when the police would not take action.
If the "Ban this sick filth" lobby, led by the redoubtable Daily Mail, pick up the dead baby story it will make their day. Though things are starting to change a little, Gaming in the UK carries a stigma stoked by press campaign's against games such as GTA and Doom 3.
If someone asks what you use the internet for, it is less embarrassing to claim you use it for viewing pornography......