A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and that continues ...

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, ...

Tragic Incident Sparks Concern Over Gaming Addiction Recently, a heartbreaking event unfolded in Ghaziabad where three young sisters took their own lives, reportedly due to their addiction to online ...

A new wave of digital addiction is sweeping through the urban pockets of Gadag and surrounding districts, as children and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China has “basically solved” the problem of online gaming addiction among its youth, according to a new report co-authored by the ...

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 ...

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Addiction to mobile gaming claimed the life of an innocent child in Bhopal. Fourteen-year-old Ansh Sahu, a Class 8 student, died by suicide at his home. His parents had gone out to attend a terahvi ...

"Love Child" documents a South Korean couple who accidentally starved their baby to death while playing an online fantasy game that involved nurturing a virtual baby. By Lee Hyo-won A documentary on ...