Video games have become a global phenomenon, offering immersive entertainment and fostering vibrant online communities. However, for some individuals, gaming can evolve from a fun pastime into an ...

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 ...

CONCORD, N.H. — A dark room, head set on, controller in hand, a world flashing across a big screen. Video games are often associated with an escape from reality and immersion into an online world of ...

In 2017, 360 million people watched a single "League of Legends" live stream event - triple the audience of the Super Bowl. ESports like "League of Legends" gained a negative spotlight Sunday after a ...

From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnight, video games have always been a lot of fun. Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or — worse — spiral into a full-blown gaming disorder ...

Summer break is here, which means school is out, no more homework, and it’s time to have fun. The lack of routine and scheduled activities, however, may pose a serious risk for children who fill that ...

Lawyers have been furiously filing lawsuits that take on the biggest video game corporations over allegations of video game addiction: that developers and publishers intentionally make their games as ...

Adults at risk of developing a gaming addiction are more likely to overspend on in-game purchases due to increasingly ...

S1: I'm Andrew Bracken and this is Screen Time , featuring conversations about technology and kids in today's digital age. My kids are addicted to their screens. It's a common phrase many parents ...

I’m working on a story about video gaming, and I came across this AP story this morning on the Drudge Report. It talks about video game addiction in South Korea, the world’s most connected country — ...

From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnight, video games have always been a lot of fun. Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or — worse — spiral into a full-blown gaming disorder ...