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 ...

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of Game Rant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...

Children addicted to video games run away from home in search of WiFi and turn violence, per a doctor. Henrietta Bowden-Jones heads up the UK's National Centre for Gaming Disorders. Internet Gaming ...

Adolescent perceived stress and loneliness were associated with higher game addiction risk while resilience was protective ...

When one of World of Warcraft’s top ten guilds recruited Cam as their chief hunter, his suicidal thoughts surged. To earn the enviable invitation, Cam had spent 16 hours a day grinding on WoW, to the ...

For the vast majority of video game enthusiasts, games are just games - a high-tech way to pass time, have fun and sometimes compete against real-world friends. For a growing segment, however, it is ...

For Stephen and Louise, life with their 16-year-old son Alex can be tough. Alex's compulsive desire to play first-person shooters like Counter-Strike late into the night, has caused years of anguish ...

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 ...

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 ...

For quite a few of us, video game addiction is something that has crossed our mind a few times, if not several times. Whether it was a friend, family member, or even us that were actually addicted is ...