S1: I'm Andrew Bracken and this is Screen Time , featuring conversations about technology and kids in today's digital age. My kids are addicted to their screens. It's a common phrase many parents ...

The World Health Organization's classification of video game addiction as a mental health disorder is a significant step toward getting people the help they need, said Douglas Gentile, an Iowa State ...

In the last few years, the video game industry has been hit with lawsuits accusing certain games of fostering addictive behaviors, especially among younger players. These lawsuits often cite features ...

Two lawsuits against some of the industry's leading companies, accused of enabling video game addiction, have been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff. In a review of court records by Game File ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio— The mother of a 12-year-old Cuyahoga County boy has sued the companies that make popular video games, such as Fortnite and Madden, accusing them of intentionally designing games to ...

Playing video games may seem like a harmless way to unwind after a long day at work or school. However, gameplay can sometimes dip into something deeper and more consuming. As gaming technology has ...

Luke has a degree in Film and Literature, and a degree in Journalism. He has previously written about topics from across the gaming and film industries, from covering awards shows, to individual ...

Ever since Yoon Hyuk-joo, a 16-year-old in Seoul, started playing the popular computer game StarCraft eight years ago, studying has taken the backseat. For six hours every day in dim, smoky Internet ...

A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and that continues ...