The lawsuit seeks monetary relief, claiming the plaintiff continues to suffer injuries and damages exceeding $75,000.

A mother from Arkansas has filed a lawsuit against major gaming companies, alleging that they intentionally design games to be addictive to minors, leading to mental and physical health problems. The ...

From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnite, video games have always been a lot of fun. Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or—worse—spiral into a full-blown gaming disorder ...

In 2017, 360 million people watched a single "League of Legends" live stream event - triple the audience of the Super Bowl. ESports like "League of Legends" gained a negative spotlight Sunday after a ...

Three parents sued Epic Games for getting their children addicted to its popular video game “Fortnite,” leading their kids to stop sleeping, eating and showering. The lawsuit brought in Quebec ...

This is half of a pair of articles that highlight the evidence for and against the existence of video game addiction. Read the counter-argument here. In 1982, three psychiatrists warned of a new ...

It’s “game over” for these violent young men. Fed-up parents of male video game addicts are turning to trained professionals to help their kids kick the habit. Dr. Henrietta Bowden-Jones has treated ...

Lawsuits accusing video game companies of addiction face challenges like First Amendment protection and a statute of limitations. Currently, two of the 15 lawsuits associated with major companies like ...

More teens are being treated for what researchers are calling "Internet Gaming Disorder." Research and patient visits over the past few years have some doctors believing gaming addiction is a ...

Apr. 28—TRAVERSE CITY — Timmy Gies enjoyed hockey, cooking and Star Wars, among other things. Alcoholism took those things from him and took Timmy from his family at age 33, leaving behind a wife and ...