Devs and Publishers Comment on Accusations of Addiction to “Overly Addictive” Video Games
Game devs object to accusing their games of being addictive simply because they give players „too much” fun.
video games
March 28, 2024
Family Sues Big Publishers; Accuses Them of ing Game Addiction
A lawsuit has been filed in court in which an Arkansas family alleges that major gaming publishers intentionally addicted their child to video games. The defendants include Electronic Arts, Blizzard Entertainment and Microsoft, among others.
video games
November 9, 2023
11-year-old Played Too Much GTA, so the Family Gave Him a Real Car
British police have reported the arrest of an 11-year-old boy who was driving a car in one of the car parks in Lancester. According to the information, he was allowed to do so by a relative who was fed up with the fact that the child was spending the whole day in front of a console, playing GTA.
video games
March 4, 2020
UK's Healthcare: Lootboxes Expose Children to Gambling Addiction
England's mental health director, Claire Murdoch, claims that lootboxes in video games put children at risk of becoming addicted to gambling. Thus, she calls for the companies behind such games to take appropriate action.
video games
January 19, 2020
Gaming Disorder Survey Reveals Most Addictive Video Games
Clutch conducted a survey on „gaming disorder”, a new disease to be included in the International Classification of Diseases in 2022. Thanks to it, we got to know potentially the most addictive video games.
video games
January 13, 2020
China Introduces Curfew for Underage Gamers
The Chinese government is introducing a „curfew” for minors who play too much multiplayer titles. Legal restrictions on gaming time have been imposed on young players.
video games
November 7, 2019
Co-founder of Devolver Digital: If we're Going to be Drug Dealers, Let's Offer People Psychedelics
At Reboot Develop conference, Devolver Digital co-founder Mike Wilson compared developers to drug dealers and their productions to addictive drugs. He also asked for thoughtful serving of content that would broaden the horizons of players, and not only take their time and money.
video games
November 5, 2019
Oxford University: Obsessive Playing is Not Illness
Research by the Oxford Internet Institute has shown that there is currently no evidence that excessive gambling is a illness. Instead, they argue that it is merely a symptom of wider problems unrelated to video games.
video games
October 22, 2019
A Clinic For Treating Gaming Addiction Opens in UK
The British Health Service has announced the opening of the country's first clinic for technology addiction. The facility will treat cases of addiction to video games, social media and the Internet in general.
video games
October 8, 2019
Epic Games Accused of Not Telling us Fortnite Might be Addictive
A Canadian law firm accuses Epic Games of deliberately making Fornite an addictive game and not informing s of the resulting threat. Lawyers are preparing a class action lawsuit, indicating, among other things, this year's World Health Organization ruling and a similar case against a cigarette manufacturer.
video games
October 7, 2019
Industry Wants to Remove Gaming Disorder From IDC-11
In response to the World Health Organisation's decision to classify gaming addiction as a disease, the American ESA, in agreement with several other institutions, issued a statement calling for the withdrawal of the controversial decision.
video games
May 29, 2019
Prince Harry Says Fortnite Should be Banned
Prince Harry provoked the ire of gamers by stating that Fortnite is created to addict and such games should be banned.
video games
April 6, 2019