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 ...

For parents of children who are interested in video games, it can be difficult to understand what makes one game harmful and another benign. How do you know whether to buy a game for your child? The ...

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 ...

A federal judge in Hawaii is allowing a man to sue the computer-game manufacturer NCsoft for negligence — with allegations that the plaintiff grew addicted to an online game and that it consumed his ...

Gaming companies Roblox and Epic Games have been sued in California state court for allegedly failing to safeguard against or warn consumers about the psychologically addictive design features of ...

Nearly half of young people in a recent study displayed strongly addictive use of mobile phones, a trend that the study results suggest raised the risk of suicidal behaviors. Researchers looked at ...

These days, when talking about video games, the big open worlds and unforgettable stories usually come up. But it’s often that these end up overshadowing other subtle innovations. You don’t always ...