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Via  Korea Times   Xtive , a Korean venture start-up, has developed a subliminal sound sequence, which it claims can prevent obsessive use of online games, thus giving hope to game addicts, reports The Korea Times .     From the Korea Times interview :  ``We incorporated messages into an acoustic sound wave telling gamers to stop playing. The messages are told 10,000 to 20,000 times per second,’’ Xtive President Yun Yun-hae said. ``Game users can’t recognize the sounds. But their subconscious is aware of them and the chances are high they will quit playing,’’ the...