A new class action lawsuit seeks to hold major games studios accountable for the their products' abilities to hook younger ...

What does video game addiction look like and what can we do about it? Dr. Clifford Sussman is a child psychiatrist who specializes in video game and internet addiction. He defines the problem ...

Top online video games learn from Las Vegas how to keep players hooked. Dec. 6, 2012 — -- If you've ever played Angry Birds, or Words With Friends, or Farmville you might have some sympathy ...

Banning screens is often not an option. So Science News spoke with experts studying screen use and addiction in teens to help families navigate this complex issue.

Technology has changed the world. New video games expose children to mature content. Games like Roblox involve trades, ...

Key points. Video games have many benefits for gamers. Research on gaming disorder—aka video game addiction—is flawed and not sufficiently conclusive.

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 ...

Video game addiction, a growing concern for parents and healthcare professionals alike, is increasingly recognized as a significant mental health issue. Skip to content NOWCAST NewsCenter 5 at 7 ...

Long before Seung Hui Cho’s video game addiction to “Counter-Strike” was suspected of contributing to his massacre of Virginia Tech students in 2007, my students at George Mason University ...

Back then, academic research on video game addiction was hard to come by. But, since 2019, the World Health Organization has recognized “gaming disorder” as a health condition.

A 2021 study published in Frontiers of Psychology explored the negative side effects of both social media and video game addiction and, to be clear, found all kinds of downsides to each.

DEAR LOSING: There is nothing wrong with playing video games -- unless it becomes an obsession. Tell your significant other that if he wants your relationship to continue, he is going to have to ...