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Full House Star Sued Over Video Game Jibes

When Jodie Sweetin was 13, Full House was canceled. The actress, who played Stephanie Tanner, grew up, got married and started doing meth. But her second husband, she says, was a gaming junkie.


October 8, 2010
News

Why Do People Play Social Network Games?

Well, according to one expert, these games are designed to be addictive.


October 2, 2010
News

Chinese Youth Dies At Boot Camp

The Chinese government has taken swift steps to deal with teenagers that are addicted to online games and the internet. One step has been the creation of boot camps.


September 14, 2010
News

Game Obsessed Woman Neglects Children, Kills Dogs

When officers arrived at a house in Kent, England, earlier this year to investigate appalling conditions reported by a neighbour, the game obsessed homeowner’s two dogs had been decomposing in the dining room for two months.


September 3, 2010
News

NFLer Opens Up About His Games Addiction

Quinn Pitcock, the once-promising defensive lineman who washed out of the NFL in 2008, citing games addiction, has opened up about his dark days in front of a screen. His game of choice was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.


August 23, 2010
In Real Life

Treating Starcraft Addiction With Anti-Smoking Drugs

Starcraft is big in Korea, but for some it can be too big, and they developer a serious addiction to the game. Ah well. Nothing some hard drugs can’t cure!


August 6, 2010
In Real Life

NFL Player Returns From Games Addiction

Quinn Pitcock was an all-America defensive lineman at Ohio State and a third-round draft pick by the Indianapolis Colts. But he quit the NFL in 2008, at age 24. The reason? Video game addiction.


July 16, 2010
In Real Life

Getting Prairie Voles Drunk Isn’t Just For Fun Any More

What small furry rodent do scientists turn to when they need to study the effects of alcohol abuse on humans? That would be the prairie vole: nature’s frat boy.


July 9, 2010
In Real Life

Quitting World Of Warcraft

Internet person haiksterbnh spent nearly five years of his life playing World of Warcraft, clocking over 24,000 hours. He created a Level 73 Shaman and a 80 Priest. But after “having no friends…at all”, he made an important decision.


May 27, 2010
In Real Life

How Much Cocaine Is Two Hours Of Gaming Worth?

Have you just been gaming for the past two hours? You just did the equivalent of a line of cocaine, says UK counsellor and therapist Steve Pope in the Lancashire Evening Post.