The existence of gaming addiction is often played down, but it's real and is a potential killer. Here's why games can be so addictive.

It is the third game addiction-related crime this year. In February, a man in his 20s murdered his mother who scolded him for playing computer games and in March, a game-addicted couple starved ...

People whose lives are dominated by playing computer games are addicted, critics say. Whatever the problem, support groups exist for the players and their significant others. By Julia Scheeres.

Computer game addiction can also spiral into violence as after playing violent games, they may turn their fantasy games into reality.

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Psychologists in Australia are warning that videogame addiction is on the verge of becoming a “national health problem” for the nation’s adults. “There is no doubt computer and computer ...

Video-game addiction: fact or fantasy? I am a Warcraft widow, an affectionate term given to those who have "lost" a partner to World of Warcraft (WoW) as a result of excessive game playing.

Health in depth How to spot a computer game addiction NHS to offer counselling for young people hooked on gaming Newsletter sign up (Image credit: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) By Gabriel Power ...

But there is one addiction, previously seen as a harmless bit of fun, that is becoming a serious issue among professional footballers, of all levels – a compulsion to play computer games.