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  • #iphone

    iPhone Bejeweled 2 Gets Free Blitz Update

    What's the only thing more addictive than Bejeweled 2 on the iPhone? How about Bejeweled 2 with links to the Facebook version? A free updates from PopCap gives iPhone players just that. More »
    11/11/09
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  • #addiction

    Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin'

    A study of young people who are also pathological gamers, sooprise, turns up a connection to video games, in a report on Australia's ABC News. Notably, however, another researcher knocks down the suggestion of a causal link. More »
    08/22/09
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    By Owen Good
  • #addiction

    Japanese Newspaper Wonders About "Game Addicts"

    The Mainichi Daily News is running a three part series on online game addiction. More »
    06/29/09
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    By Brian Ashcraft
  • #addiction

    MTV Seeks Gaming Addicts For Reality Show

    MTV's documentary series "True Life" is looking for you, if you're addicted to playing video games to the point that that it's ruining your life. The decade-old reality show is seeking hardcore addicts for "True Life: I'm Addicted To Videogames." More »
    06/16/09
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    By Michael McWhertor
  • #news

    News Show Looks At Death of Xbox Runaway, Dark Side of Gaming

    This Friday CBC News show The Fifth Estate takes a look at the sad case of teen gamer runaway Brandon Crisp. More »
    03/05/09
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    By Brian Crecente
  • #clips

    Video Game Addict Is A Real, Sad Case


    Straight from the TV show of the same name, this intervention is from an episode earlier this year February 2005. And is sad, sad viewing. Oh, except for the Shinobi part. That part, totally understandable. More »
    12/30/08
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    By Luke Plunkett
  • #health

    Italian Boy 'Addicted' To Playstation, Says Actual Doctor

    13 year old Lorenzo Amato was rushed to hospital by his father, where doctors at first thought he may have been suffering from a stroke or brain disorder. But no - after closer examination, the medics diagnosed 'Playstation Addiction'. More »
    11/20/08
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    By Stuart Houghton
  • #addiction

    Video Game Addiction Support Group Opens In London, Canada

    11/06/08
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  • #worldofwarcraft

    Warcraft Cited as Main Reason for Couple's Divorce

    02/16/08
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  • #china

    Social Responsibility and the Chinese Gaming Scene

    02/02/08
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  • #crime

    Game Obsession Blamed in Xbox Baby Murder Trial

    01/29/08
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  • #addiction

    Abstaining From Gaming: An Experiment

    01/13/08
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  • #onlyinchina

    College Freshman In China? No Computer For You!

    10/13/07
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  • #hardhittingnews

    Chinese Internet Deathcamp, In Graphic Video

    08/13/07
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  • #onlyinchina

    China Opens Kinder, Gentler Camp For Online Addiction

    08/09/07
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  • #onlyinchina

    Chinese Anti-Addiction Measures Not Going So Smoothly

    07/28/07
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  • #minustwotohumanity

    Couple Addicted to D&D Online Almost Starves Children

    07/16/07
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  • #stunning

    AMA Finally Takes Action, Orders Research

    06/27/07
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  • #crackisstillwhackthough

    Addiction Experts Don't Think Video Games Are An Addiction

    06/25/07
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  • #theend

    Orson Scott Card, Recovering Game Addict

    06/18/07
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  • #korea

    'Prepaid Cards Cause Addiction'

    06/09/07
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