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The gaming industry should "face up to responsibilities to protect players from potential harms"
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Researchers believe they’ve identified treatment for video game addiction
CBT seeks "enable [addicts to control] their behaviour"
Read More »Acting ESA chief talks about gaming addiction and industry unionisation
"The video game industry has the strongest self-regulation model of any entertainment industry"
Read More »We should not let the Mirror’s Fortnite headline distract us from a conversation about gaming addiction
Tabloid attacks are often sensationalised, but addiction is a real concern to many gamers
Read More »Playsaurus ditches Clicker Heroes 2 microtransactions due to ethical concerns over addictions
The developer moves to a pay up front model rather than previous free-to-play plans for the sequel to Clicker Heroes
Read More »Snooker’s Neil Robertson blames video game addiction for slump in form
Australian snooker player and former world champion Neil Robertson has claimed that he is recovering from video game addiction. Speaking to Eurosport, Robertson said that he’s been forced to go cold turkey after investing too much time in titles such as World of Warcraft, League of Legends and FIFA. I …
Read More »‘Kickstarter is like an addiction’
Edge Case Games COO Chris Meher recalls the studio’s experience using the crowdfunding platform to finance Strike Suit Zero, and how being honest with its community was key to refining Fractured Space
Read More »Man suing Bethesda over Fallout 4 ‘addiction’ after he loses wife and job
A Siberian gamer who played Fallout 4 non-stop for three weeks is taking Bethesda to court, alleging that he became ‘addicted’ to the game. The 28-year-old claims no responsibility for the 21-day binge that he claims resulted in the loss of his wife and job. If I knew that this …
Read More »Flappy Bird creator pulled game over addiction concerns
Dong Nguyen has spoken publicly for the first time since the high profile removal of his hit title Flappy Bird from the world’s app stores. And it transpires that the decision was caused simply by the Vietnamese developer’s concerns about the amount of time people were spending playing the simplistic …
Read More »Internet gaming addiction "changes the brain"
Today’s copy of UK newspaper The Independent carries word of new research that suggests an addiction to the internet and online gaming could actually alter the brain. Researchers used MRI scanner to examine the brains of adolescents who spent excessive amount of time online, often playing online games. These images …
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