Well, according to one expert, these games are designed to be addictive. More »
Quinn Pitcock, who climbed up from the rock bottom of self-described games addiction to give his NFL career another shot, did not make the final cut with the Seattle Seahawks. More »
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. More »
A Hawaii man is suing the makers of Lineage II, a product he says is so dangerously addictive that he played it for 20,000 hours over five years, forgetting to get dressed, bathe or call mum during that span. More »
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. More »
If you’re near East Brunswick, N.J., a high school play being staged this weekend certainly has a modern and timely subject – video games addiction, and relationships falling apart because of it. More »
Wracked by sensational news reports that have made the nation a caricature for games addiction, South Korea is imposing throttling and even six-hour blackouts on 19 MMOs comprising 79 per cent of the local market. More »
I don’t completely disagree with everything Dr. Phil says for once. Confronting a Farmville-obsessed mum in danger of neglecting her kids, he said, “You have a ridiculous addiction to a ridiculous computer game.” He got that last part right. More »
Dr. Richard Graham, a London-based psychiatrist, is so concerned about MMO addiction that he plans to provide “in-game therapy” for those hopelessly lost in the virtual world. Oh, and, he’d like Blizzard to give up some free logins. More »
