addiction
In Real Life

Overcoming World Of Warcraft Addiction, Or Six Years Single

While doctors and psychologists continue to debate whether or not such a thing as online video game addiction exist, those of us that have been through it continue to chronicle our tales. Anthony Rosner’s short film IRL demonstrates what happens when World of Warcraft becomes your life.

December 21, 2011
In Real Life

UK Treatment Group Preps For Next Big Addiction: Video Games

A UK-based charity treatment group is preparing for what they believe will become the next major addiction issue: Video Games.

August 24, 2011
News

Lawyer Blames Games Addiction For Case Flubs

A Pennsylvania lawyer is blaming an addiction to video games for his shoddy work on a multitude of cases, the York Dispatch reports.

June 24, 2011
News

New Laws And Clinic To Combat Internet Addiction In South Korea

Internet Addiction is a growing problem for millions around the globe, but in more wired countries the problem is all the more prevalent.

April 22, 2011
News

Korea Institutes National Curfew For Kid Gamers

South Korea this week passed a new law that would ban children under the age of 15 from playing online games between midnight and 6am, The Chosunilbo reports.

February 23, 2011
News

Internet Gaming Obsession Claims Another Life In China

The dangers of internet addiction in China were demonstrated yesterday, when an unidentified 30-year-old man collapsed in an internet cafe outside of Beijing following three days of nonstop online gaming.

February 2, 2011
In Real Life

Chinese Parents Able To Control, Ban Online Gaming

There is a war ragging right now in China, and it’s against online addiction. The latest recruits aren’t doctors or bureaucrats, but parents.

January 19, 2011
In Real Life

This Is How South Korean Children Battle Game Addiction

It looks like torture, and for children In South Korea that are used to playing video games non-stop, ruining their grades in the process it might be. This is where parents send their children to learn a little self-control.

January 17, 2011
In Real Life

Study: Child After Child Is A Gaming Junkie

Playing video games is normal. A new study tries to pinpoint when it isn’t, claiming that 1 in 10 are addicted. Oh really?

December 31, 2010
In Real Life

Roger Ebert’s Past Game Addiction Made Him Sad

This year, famed film critic Roger Ebert said games could never be art – a mistake he later admitted. While Ebert might not be a fan of games, that doesn’t mean he didn’t used to play them obsessively .

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