How To Play Video Games Without Messing Up Your Body
It’s obvious that parking your butt on the couch for several hours straight playing a game isn’t good for you, but…
Japanese TV Show Talks Online Gaming Addiction, Explains First-Person Shooters
Recently Japan’s AbemaTV did a report on “net game addicts,” discussing those who are racking up long hours online.
Lung Collapses Are A Surprisingly Common Esports Injury
Over the last seven years, at least six high-profile esports players have been struck with a debilitating and serious…
Meet The Medical Professionals Keeping Esports Pros Healthy
Players have to practice for hours on end every day to stay competitive, but with that level of play comes risks.…
Steam Group Helps Players Prevent Carpal Tunnel
PC games can confer all sorts of positive benefits: improved spatial reasoning, a sense of community, the best video…
Physical Therapists Are Helping Esports Pros Play More And Hurt Less
Clacking keys; mashing buttons; running joysticks up and down in precise, intricate patterns. The motions of playing a…
In The Wake of Marathon Streamer's Death, Twitch Community Discusses Healthy Streaming Practices
World of Tanks streamer Brian “Poshybrid” Vigneault’s recent death during a 24-hour charity stream rattled the Twitch…
VR Headsets Are (Mostly) Comfortable With Glasses
There’s been a whoooole lot of VR at GDC last week. Every third developer session was about making things for Oculus…
The Gamer Who Didn't Leave His House For Over a Year
“I went to GameStop a couple of months ago and even that wasn’t a far trip at all,” says Troy. He pauses for a few…
Video Games Helped Me Say Goodbye To My Father
A few days before my dad died in August, I got the call I'd been dreading from my mother. She told me it was time to…
Kotaku UK spoke to Brittany, the wife of Eric, who received a unique gun from the creators of Destiny after he underwent…
Like to Zone Out? This Competition Is For You.
Yesterday, there was competition in Seoul. People competed to see who could space-out the most. Wait, what?
35-Year-Old Man Screws Up His Neck by Playing With His Phone in Bed
Swiping, checking your phone, and playing games in bed seem like a good idea, that is until you hear about the…
One City In China Is Cracking Down On Net Cafe Smokers
Secondhand smoke is terrible, but good luck getting away from it when you visit an internet cafe in China. In recent…
Man Suffers Brain Hemorrhage After Three-Day Gaming Marathon
A young man in China's Hunan province was sent to the hospital last week in what looked like another case of a sudden…
A Health Game That Claims It'll Improve Your Vision
For a game that says it'll make your eyeballs work better, Ultimeyes isn't exactly a work of art. It's a work of…
What Happens When Your Limbs Fall Asleep
Having risen from countless couch (or bathroom) gaming sensations to find my arms or legs assaulted by a million pins…
Not All Kids Think Video Games Are Good For You
Now that YouTuber Game Dave and his army of young, free-spelling youngsters have weighed in on the console war, it's…
Chinese Health Study: Video Games Making Children Dumb
China has released various studies in the past about the adverse effects of video games on the development of young…
Parents Donate Dead Gamer Son's Organs To Save Sick Patients
We've seen this story many times; a Chinese gamer partakes in a grueling marathon of Internet gaming and then passes…