To help combat internet addiction, a number of tech firms have produced tools that can be used to help block or limit access to the web, or gaming websites.

This is when you make that decision the game or the life, now if your life doesn't have much in the way of other distractions then it must be the easiest thing in the world to slip into addiction.

Video game addiction is real, rare, and poorly understood The World Health Organization now recognizes “gaming disorder.” It’s a controversial, but some argue necessary, classification.

For this study, researchers used a broader definition of internet addiction, to include patients who were addicted to gaming, social networks, pornography, online surfing or general internet use.

For people who have struggled with problematic gaming for years, the boredom and uncertainty of the pandemic has forced them to confront their addiction anew ...

Game addiction has bred frightening crimes in the last few years including a 22-year-old man who killed his mother for attempting to stop him from playing and a woman giving birth during an online ...

Does internet gaming have the makings of a debilitating addiction like gambling? Most likely not, according to the biggest study to date seeking a link between internet gaming and addictive ...

China developed the anti-online game addiction system in July 2007 to reduce on-line addiction among young people. All game operators in China are required to deter minors from playing their games ...

They don’t rely on the virtual world and gaming to connect with others,” says Sanders. The researchers recommend several strategies to address online game addiction. They say families, communities and ...

Asia tackles online game addiction The jury is still out on the issue of online play's harmful effects--but South Korea and China are working to prevent problems.