Latest Video game addiction Stories

A new Australian study has found that playing video games does not translate into poor social skills.  The research, conducted by psychology graduate Daniel Loton, queried 621 adults, mainly Australian males, who responded to an online survey. The questionnaire included scales to measure self-esteem, social skills and identify "dependence forming" and "problematic" behavior.  The results showed that 15 respondents were "problem gamers" who spent more than 50 hours a week...

TOKYO -- Warning: online game playing can be hazardous to health.So far, such a warning -- usually reserved for addictive products like cigarettes and liquor -- has yet to appear on the growing stable of online game titles rapidly gaining popularity in Asia.But that could soon change, as the industry's rapid growth gives rise to a new generation of addicts, like the South Korean man who died of heart failure after playing a game called "StarCraft" for 50 hours at an Internet...