International health officials are set to classify excessive video game playing as a mental health disorder — and parents who gave out games as gifts this year may want to take note. The World Health ...

There was a big flap last week over the game “Flappy Bird,” an iPhone and Android app that was pulled out of app stores by its Hanoi-based creator, Dong Nguyen. It all started when Nguyen tweeted that ...

In 2010, a 3-month-old baby named Sarang died of malnutrition while her parents were out of the house. The two were at a local Internet cafe, binge-playing a game called Prius Online, in which they ...

For the vast majority of video game enthusiasts, games are just games - a high-tech way to pass time, have fun and sometimes compete against real-world friends. For a growing segment, however, it is ...

Three parents sued Epic Games for getting their children addicted to its popular video game “Fortnite,” leading their kids to stop sleeping, eating and showering. The lawsuit brought in Quebec ...

THE American Medical Assn. recently announced that it might recommend declaring video-game addiction a “formal diagnostic disorder,” listing it in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...

A South Korean boy starved to death as his video game-addicted dad played online at an Internet cafe, police said. The jobless 22-year-old, whose surname is Chung, allegedly left his 2-year-old tot ...

How big of a problem is video game addiction? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by ...

Impact of Online Gaming on Teen Mental Health: A shocking incident occurred late on February 3rd in the Tilamod area of Ghaziabad, raising serious questions about the safety of children in today's ...

I found this site and I'm aware that Gaming Addiction is really old news, but how many here on Ars can say they are addicted? https://gamequitters.com/I've been an ...

Adapted from an article that originally appeared in The New York Times Magazine. Charlie Bracke can't remember a time when he wasn't into video games. During his childhood, his passion for them didn't ...