Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Arkansas mother is taking on the video game industry, filing a major lawsuit that accuses manufacturers of intentionally ...

The question of whether these novel suits will proceed through arbitration rather than the courts has been an early ...

Many video games intentionally include design elements crafted to keep people playing as long and as often as possible. I explained several insidious developer techniques in a previous article. These ...

The lawsuit alleges that the companies encourage compulsive gaming that has led a 15-year-old girl to develop significant ...

Video games don’t have to “trap” you to keep you playing; they just have to feel worth playing again. One minute you’re finishing a quick match, and the next you’re bargaining with yourself for one ...

My computer came rigged with built-in addiction cues. Standard software pre-programs, a variety of video games that seem safe diversions designed to soothe nerves, kill time and stimulate brain cells.

Problematic patterns of digital media use — including compulsive social media scrolling, gaming, or phone checking — may be more harmful to adolescent mental health than overall screen time, new ...

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) watches videos with David Walsh (left), president of the National Institute on Media and Family, at a news conference in the Senate Office Building on the effects of ...