A recent study revealed that gamers who develop a video game addiction in adolescence are the most likely to incur ...

Like drugs and alcohol, video games can become an addiction you can't control, despite their harmful effects. Too much screen time and gaming can hurt your health and relationships. Video game ...

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 ...

There was a big flap last week over the game “Flappy Bird,” an iPhone and Android app that was pulled out of app stores by its Hanoi-based creator, Dong Nguyen. It all started when Nguyen tweeted that ...

About one in 10 videogame players show signs of addictive behavior that could have negative effects on their family, friends and school work, according to a new study. Researchers at Iowa State ...

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 ...

A 15-year-old middle schoolboy strangled his mother earlier this week in a fit of anger during an argument over his playing of violent computer games and then took his own life, sounding a wake-up ...

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 ...

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 ...