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 ...

Surveys and cases at counselling centres suggest game features can trigger uncontrolled spending, creating problems similar to gambling addiction Playing strategic and role-playing mobile games has ...

A new study has found children as young as 10 show clinical-level gaming disorder, which researchers say could affect 100,000 Australian children, with a further 350,000 at risk of smartphone ...

Mindfulness meditation may help people struggling with concurrent depression and Internet gaming disorder, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. Guang-Heng Dong and colleagues treated 59 ...

Lawyers and parents are taking on the video game industry. There are more than a dozen lawsuits currently active in North America that seek to address video game addiction. All have been filed within ...

Gaming Addiction creates a void that many people don't understand. The hours that are wasted, the Shame, Regret, and Exhaustion that are felt, and the lies that you tell to your friends, significant ...

Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming addiction. "A number one concern for parents of children and teenagers is how ...

A father in central China, whose gaming-addicted son swallowed 18 fever pills in one go, has sued four mainland gaming ...

It's 2am again. You told yourself one more match, one more episode, one more scroll, and somehow the whole night is gone. The game, or the screen, is the easiest place to be, the one spot where the ...

That gaming session that stretches from a quick hour into an all-night marathon might not be just harmless entertainment. While public concern about gaming addiction has typically focused on teenagers ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Millions of people dive into video games every day—to compete, unwind, or simply escape. But for some, that pastime can spiral into something darker, marked by isolation ...