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 ...

Violent video games can be as addicting as drugs, experts say. “It affects the same pleasure centers in the brain that make people want to come back,” said Dr. Michael Fraser, a clinical psychologist ...

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My 8-year-old great-nephew loves Legos, chemistry sets, and karate, so I was alarmed the other day when his father told me he also liked Minecraft, the video game. “Be careful!” I warned. Video games ...

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 ...

An early policy amendment has suggested that video game addicts may be exempt from mandatory military service but so far, no one has qualified for the exemption. Sa Youn Hwang Sa Youn(Sy) loves ...

What do the comments say? Well, the comments reveal there are a lot of Xbox Game Pass subscribers addicted right now to indie hit. “It’s addicting as heck i just wanted to try it and somehow sat there ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The definition of addiction is murky. In fact, many psychologists prefer the term "pathological ...

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers from the "Squid Game" Season 2 premiere, now streaming on Netflix. The second season of Netflix's hit Korean drama "Squid Game" opens with a literal ...