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10 Jan 12 - Games Addiction News
South Korea's Nightly Gaming Ban Extends to Xbox Live
That would be South Korea, where gaming addiction is a serious problem among youths, so much so that last year a ban went into effect which does not allow kids under the age of 16 to game online between 12 AM and 6 AM in order to force them to get some ...
Ben Cousins hurt in fall at Perth addiction centre
Despite never recording a positive test for illicit drug use, the AFL deregistered Cousins for bringing the game into disrepute.
Net addiction could be a mental disorder
The condition of pathological internet misuse (read spending hours surfing or playing games) has prompted international mental health experts to include this addiction for further study.
Dot TV by ustwo brings multiplayer gaming to Sony Google TV devices
UK developer ustwo have been responsible for creating some of our favorite Android games. They created the Dot series of games, all of which have been the early reasons for our addiction to gaming on Android. They've also made extremely popular iOS ...
Blaming your breakup on gaming
He still plays video games, but in moderation. She wouldn't classify her husband's video game use as an addiction. “I think it was a distraction which could easily lead into an addiction.” “It is possible that excessive video game play is caused by ...
Aussie study finds link between excessive gaming and anxiety
Last November, Victorian PhD student Daniel Loton put the call-out for participants in an ongoing global study into the long-term effects of video game addiction. The first wave of preliminary results from that study--conducted by Loton and Victoria ...
Salzburg school kids at risk of internet addiciton
War and shooting games on the computer are especially popular among young males, said addiction researcher Friedrich Wurst.
Getting Some Play: Welcome to 2012
She starred in critically acclaimed games, graced the covers of magazines and was portrayed in two feature films by a buffed-up Angelina Jolie.
Internet addicted 11-year old is knifed by "distraught" mother in China
The mother of an Internet-obsessed 11 year old boy in China knifed her son after growing distraught by his Web-gaming addiction, which saw him regularly steal money from her, according to the Shanghaiist blog which cites a Chinese news story.
UK Treatment Group Preps For Next Big Addiction: Video Games
Norcas, which has been supporting those affected by addictive behaviours in Norfolk, UK since 1978, recently commissioned an independent study into gaming and addictive behaviour to prepare for what they believe will be a rising social problem.
Sports Fix Wednesday - what you missed overnight
The news came amid unconfirmed reports the confessed drug addict had again sought help at a specialist Perth clinic that treats drug addiction and psychological problems. It was reported the 33-year-old hit his head and possibly the floor during a fall ...
Review: The Sims: Freeplay for iOS
Yes they have been here before, and it is hard to avoid them no matter your gaming platform of choice, but The Sims: Freeplay is a polished combination of 5 minutes game play and real time Tamagotchi style addiction. Yes the Sims are everywhere, ...
Addiction to online games forces victims to neglect their real lives
Riyad, 29, said he found such games so addictive that he stopped bothering about how he looked, and he never felt the need to leave his room.
Coping with sex addiction
“Behavioural addictions can and do exist,” argues Dr Mark Griffiths, a chartered psychologist and Professor of Gambling Studies at Nottingham Trent University, whose research includes new wave addictions - video games, internet and exercise, ...
The Rapid Rise of Iman Shumpert
Sometimes it ends with terrible drug addiction and sometimes it ends in magnificent triumph, but the story keeps getting told because people like to see whether the Big Apple gets the best of someone.
States Betting on Big Year for Online Gambling
The biggest advocates of online poker - the game that will kick off what they hope is widespread Internet gambling on everything from blackjack to roulette - are forming ranks against opponents warning of social ills, addiction and the difficulties of ...
Online addicts prone to obesity
It's a vicious circle that begins with curiosity with an object and soon turns into addiction. Whether it's video game, or SMSing, it should not dominate your life.” Even with parents keeping a close watch on their kids, it's not proving to be of any ...
Betting on a victory
VIETNAM is crazy about computer games. So much so that authorities regard game addiction, and the crimes reportedly committed by junkies desperate for their next fix, as a growing problem.
NEAHRING: Video games can be good in moderation
Other potential downsides to video games include the risk of pathological addiction leading to depression and lower school performance, and chronic inactivity resulting in obesity.
Keno addict or just 'greedy'? Muskegon Polish Union embezzler gets jail
In a Muskegon Chronicle interview following her arrest, Bleich attributed her embezzlement to a gambling addiction, for which she said she was receiving help.
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