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China is really adding that youth gaming curfew and block on sex and gore in games

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Sometimes it's easy to forget that gamers over in China have it very different than we do in the west. If you need a...

For Science: Exploitative monetization, pathological gaming, and the Proteus effect

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Our newsroom is overflowing with interesting academic papers relevant to gaming - let's round a few up, shall we? First, we've got Unfair play? Video...
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World Health Organization’s gaming disorder classification causes discord within South Korean government

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The World Health Organization's recent decision to recognize gaming disorder as a mental health issue in the most recent revision of its International Classification...
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‘Gaming disorder’ has been officially added to the World Health Organization’s ICD-11

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The World Health Organization has officially adopted a revision to its International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11) to include "Gaming...

Academics argue WHO’s ‘gaming disorder’ classification could cost South Korea billions

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Over the last couple of years, we've been covering the science behind gaming addiction and more specifically the World Health Organization's attempt to insert...

MMO Business Roundup: Prince Harry vs Fortnite, China’s big thaw, Gamigo’s new acquisition, and industry transparency

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Welcome back to another edition of the MMO Business Roundup, random bits of industry news that are interesting but probably not worth their own...
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UK parliament committee seeks submissions about gaming addiction

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Back in December, the UK House of Commons committee responsible for digital, culture, media and sport (DCMS) announced it was poised to begin an...

The ESA met with the World Health Organization about the ‘gaming disorder’ classification

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One of last year's big stories for the gaming industry was the decision by the World Health Organization to include the brand-new "gaming disorder"...

Journalists and academics clash over the World Health Organization’s ‘gaming disorder’ classification

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Ever since the World Health Organization decided it will include its "gaming disorder" classification in its upcoming disease classification manual revision, game journalists, mainstream...

The World Health Organization advances its ‘gaming disorder’ classification in spite of heavy criticism

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The World Health Organization has gone ahead with the inclusion of "gaming disorder" in the publication of its most recent edition of its disease...

Academics argue WHO’s ‘gaming disorder’ is arbitrary, criticize lack of evidentiary transparency

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Researchers and self-regulatory bodies are continuing their denouncement of the World Health Organization's plan to classify "gaming addiction" as a "gaming disorder." The Entertainment...

WHO attempts to defend its proposed ‘gaming disorder’ classification

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At the tail end of last year, we caught wind that the World Health Organization is planning on classifying gaming addiction as a "gaming...

HEVGA argues WHO’s proposed ‘gaming disorder’ classification scapegoats and stigmatizes games

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Is gaming addiction a thing worthy of its own classification? The World Health Organization is thinking about saying yes in its update of the...

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