Warning: Online game playing can be hazardous to one's health. So far, such a warning--usually reserved for addictive products like cigarettes and liquor--has yet to appear on the growing stable of ...

As online video games increase in popularity — particularly with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing people to stay home — some players are becoming addicted as they seek feelings of achievement and escape, ...

A NEW law says online gaming is an addiction like gambling, drugs and alcohol, and wants the gaming industry to help pay for treatment. The bill is winning support from parents, religious groups and ...

Playing video games for hours on end may be bad for your health, but, according to an Australian study, it doesn't mean you are a lonely nerd and won't damage your social skills. The study, by ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Objective. The number of users of online games is increasing day by day due to their constantly developing features. Users who have access to ...

SEOUL (Reuters Life!) - South Korean efforts to battle online game addiction among teenagers, a move set off by the death of a baby whose game-playing parents neglected to feed her, are advancing -- ...

Chinese authorities have promised to clean the country’s online gaming industry of “unhealthy” content such as violence and pornography, asserting more control over use of the Internet in the country.

A doctor from Bolton University says that game addicts become so concerned with maximising their playing time that they regularly miss sleep and meals. Dr John Charlton, who studied almost 400 regular ...

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Warning: online game playing can be hazardous to health. Sign up here. So far, such a warning -- usually reserved for addictive products like cigarettes and liquor -- has yet to ...