Gaming Addiction

During his police interrogation, he disclosed that he was seeking therapy to address his addiction to gaming and gaming-related spending.

However, researchers said the technology itself is not to be blamed, adding that a child's addiction to the devices could be a warning that they are already vulnerable to mental illness.

An addiction to online gaming led a man to murder his mother so that he could claim her life insurance payout and settle his mountain of debt, police have said.

The UK government announced Friday that it would introduce stake limits for online slot games in a toughening of regulations designed to help protect people from the dangers of gambling.

Diablo IV review: If you’re in the mood to slay blood-lusting demons with an unhealthy dose of loot-clicking, Diablo IV is perfect for you. The sequel doesn’t re-shape the dungeon-crawling genre in any way but borrows ideas to offer intensely frenetic combat, robust progression, and totally knocks it out of the park with its dark, sacrilegious ...

The shocking story has gone viral on social media websites in China, with netizens divided on who should be held responsible.

As part of a screen time lesson, a father in China forced his 11-year-old son to play video games straight for 17 hours without sleep after catching him using his phone in bed.

Hogwarts Legacy works well on its own as a game, perhaps more than it does as an extension of the world of Harry Potter. Of course, everything that is familiar is present in often astonishing detail and obvious reverence — the majestic Hogwarts castle, the bell-and-chimes music reminiscent of the iconic John Williams score from the films, and the...

Tencent is planning to host a Valorant esports tournament as the FPS game rolls out in China, following a two-year industry crackdown. Talks are in their initial stages and Tencent could push back its timeline from its predicted summer window. A Valorant league should help kickstart competitive online gaming in China after pandemic restrictions and...

"Don't consider your gadget to be smarter than you" is the advise Prime Minister Narendra Modi has for students to avoid addiction to online games and social media which result in distraction.

The Minister said that that many of the burning issues around online user harm, safety and trust, safeguarding children from addictive intermediaries or platforms will be addressed in the upcoming Digital India Act.

Gamers who pay for "loot boxes" in games are twice as inclined to bet, according to research findings based on 1,600 adults in Canada published in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction Research & Theory. The findings call into question the hypothesis that psychological factors cause the link between gambling and loot boxes, according to the researche...

China has successfully resolved the problem of game addiction among its youth, the country's top gaming industry association said in a report. Last year, regulators introduced rules to curb game addiction, barring anyone under 18 from playing video games for more than three hours a week. The move came as part of a broad regulatory crackdown against...

The Tamil Nadu government ordinance banning online gambling has been challenged in the Madras High Court and is scheduled to be heard on November 16. A petition filed by the All India Gaming Federation states rummy and poker are games of skill, and would not fall under the ambit of "betting and gambling". The state government had passed the ordinan...

Conrad Sangma's government is "unorganised" and has "multiple directions, multiple intentions", says Opposition leader after latest decision

During his police interrogation, he disclosed that he was seeking therapy to address his addiction to gaming and gaming-related spending.

However, researchers said the technology itself is not to be blamed, adding that a child's addiction to the devices could be a warning that they are already vulnerable to mental illness.

An addiction to online gaming led a man to murder his mother so that he could claim her life insurance payout and settle his mountain of debt, police have said.

The UK government announced Friday that it would introduce stake limits for online slot games in a toughening of regulations designed to help protect people from the dangers of gambling.

Diablo IV review: If you’re in the mood to slay blood-lusting demons with an unhealthy dose of loot-clicking, Diablo IV is perfect for you. The sequel doesn’t re-shape the dungeon-crawling genre in any way but borrows ideas to offer intensely frenetic combat, robust progression, and totally knocks it out of the park with its dark, sacrilegious ...

The shocking story has gone viral on social media websites in China, with netizens divided on who should be held responsible.

As part of a screen time lesson, a father in China forced his 11-year-old son to play video games straight for 17 hours without sleep after catching him using his phone in bed.

Hogwarts Legacy works well on its own as a game, perhaps more than it does as an extension of the world of Harry Potter. Of course, everything that is familiar is present in often astonishing detail and obvious reverence — the majestic Hogwarts castle, the bell-and-chimes music reminiscent of the iconic John Williams score from the films, and the...

Tencent is planning to host a Valorant esports tournament as the FPS game rolls out in China, following a two-year industry crackdown. Talks are in their initial stages and Tencent could push back its timeline from its predicted summer window. A Valorant league should help kickstart competitive online gaming in China after pandemic restrictions and...

"Don't consider your gadget to be smarter than you" is the advise Prime Minister Narendra Modi has for students to avoid addiction to online games and social media which result in distraction.

The Minister said that that many of the burning issues around online user harm, safety and trust, safeguarding children from addictive intermediaries or platforms will be addressed in the upcoming Digital India Act.

Gamers who pay for "loot boxes" in games are twice as inclined to bet, according to research findings based on 1,600 adults in Canada published in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction Research & Theory. The findings call into question the hypothesis that psychological factors cause the link between gambling and loot boxes, according to the researche...

China has successfully resolved the problem of game addiction among its youth, the country's top gaming industry association said in a report. Last year, regulators introduced rules to curb game addiction, barring anyone under 18 from playing video games for more than three hours a week. The move came as part of a broad regulatory crackdown against...

The Tamil Nadu government ordinance banning online gambling has been challenged in the Madras High Court and is scheduled to be heard on November 16. A petition filed by the All India Gaming Federation states rummy and poker are games of skill, and would not fall under the ambit of "betting and gambling". The state government had passed the ordinan...

Conrad Sangma's government is "unorganised" and has "multiple directions, multiple intentions", says Opposition leader after latest decision