Healthy digital habits develop best when children do not feel that gaming is their only emotionally rewarding space.

This is half of a pair of articles that highlight the evidence for and against the existence of video game addiction. Read the counter-argument here. For decades, psychologists, parents, and gamers ...

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 ...

It’s “game over” for these violent young men. Fed-up parents of male video game addicts are turning to trained professionals to help their kids kick the habit. Dr. Henrietta Bowden-Jones has treated ...

Gaming addiction, classified as a behavioral disorder, is characterized by compulsive and excessive gaming behavior that negatively impacts various aspects of an individual’s life. The Diagnostic and ...

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 ...

Game addiction gets blamed on flashy visuals, frequent updates, and the endless chase for new content. The common opinion is ...

Three parents sued Epic Games for getting their children addicted to its popular video game “Fortnite,” leading their kids to stop sleeping, eating and showering. The lawsuit brought in Quebec ...

'World of Warcraft' was an addiction unlike any other, and it transformed online gaming during the decade.

Ever since Yoon Hyuk-joo, a 16-year-old in Seoul, started playing the popular computer game StarCraft eight years ago, studying has taken the backseat. For six hours every day in dim, smoky Internet ...