A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and that continues ...

Video game addiction is a debated topic in America as concerns for youth mental health are on the rise. Researches Shabina ...

As online video games increase in popularity — particularly with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing people to stay home — some players are becoming addicted as they seek feelings of achievement and escape, ...

Like millions of kids in the 1980s, Scott Jennings played video games. Sometimes he’d play a little too much, filling up an afternoon with short bouts of Pac-Man or Space Invaders. He grew out of his ...

"Love Child" documents a South Korean couple who accidentally starved their baby to death while playing an online fantasy game that involved nurturing a virtual baby. By Lee Hyo-won A documentary on ...

CHICAGO – The telltale signs are ominous: teens holing up in their rooms, ignoring friends, family, even food and a shower, while grades plummet and belligerence soars. The culprit isn’t alcohol or ...

Warning: Online game playing can be hazardous to one's health. So far, such a warning--usually reserved for addictive products like cigarettes and liquor--has yet to appear on the growing stable of ...

SEOUL, South Korea — A law under consideration in South Korea’s parliament has sparked vociferous debate by grouping popular online games such as StarCraft with gambling, drugs and alcohol as an ...

It’s no secret that China has actively taken measures against video game regulation and censorship in the country, both online and offline. Between banning of various online games, regulation on when ...

Warning: online game playing can be hazardous to health. So far, such a warning -- usually reserved for addictive products like cigarettes and liquor -- has yet to appear on the growing stable of ...