For Buddy Wiggins of Honolulu, Hawaii, the end result of a yearslong sports gambling addiction has come to this: soliciting strangers on the beach.

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause ...

For Android, turn on Bedtime Mode or tweak the color correction setting. Downgrading to a simpler phone, such as an old-school flip phone, could also help curb social media compulsions.

A comedic sketch features a man bewildered by hyperrealistic illusion cakes, leading him to question reality as these cakes become increasingly convincing and leave everyone unsure of what's real.

Gaming is a neutral hobby by design, but the culture of video games can be ethically gray, predatory and exploitative of young people and adolescents. The authors of a new book on internet gaming ...

Is there a lot of playing Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft in your home too? You’re not alone. Many children and adolescents play a lot, and often with both known and unknown online players. This can be ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. From Dec. 18 to Jan. 1, Epic is giving away one free PC game per day. These games are ...

The Epic Games Store is once again giving away a free PC game every day for the holiday season. Every day at 11am Eastern, a new title is unlocked, which is only available for free for 24 hours and ...

Grab your mouse and get clicking, because it's been a great year for games, and the PC has seen nearly all of them cross its path. The IGN staff has rounded up the best PC gaming had to offer in 2025 ...

Not one, not two, but three PC games are now 100% free on Steam, for a limited time. Two of these games normally require a purchase, while the other is a brand new release that has been made available ...

One in 10 boys become addicted to gaming, according to new research. They meet the criteria for computer game addiction - called "internet gaming disorder" or IGD - at least once between the ages of ...

Wichstrøm, of Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, said: "Around one in 10 boys met the diagnostic criteria for computer game addiction, called IGD, at least once between ...