How a single story rocked the games industry.
Video games have often been blamed for many of society's ills, and only this week has the news broken that
This is, of course, hardly a new trend. Like all new forms of entertainment – movies, TV, music, the list goes on – video gaming was treated with mistrust and scorn by many when it exploded onto the scene in the 1970s. Games were seen as a means of confining kids to smokey amusement arcades or darkened bedrooms room, and we've all no doubt had an elderly relative complain that we're missing the 'great outdoors' because we're glued to our games consoles. As games have become more and more realistic over the decades, portrayals of
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Video games have often been blamed for many of society's ills, and only this week has the news broken that
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over the addictive nature of
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, which, they claim, has "ruined" the lives of their children. The case cites the classification of 'video game addiction' as a disorder by the
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, and has been followed by the news that
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. These recent events are a clear sign that while we gamers would like to think we have a reasonably solid grasp of when our hobby is both good and bad for us, the world at large is highly suspicious about the pastime of interactive entertainment.This is, of course, hardly a new trend. Like all new forms of entertainment – movies, TV, music, the list goes on – video gaming was treated with mistrust and scorn by many when it exploded onto the scene in the 1970s. Games were seen as a means of confining kids to smokey amusement arcades or darkened bedrooms room, and we've all no doubt had an elderly relative complain that we're missing the 'great outdoors' because we're glued to our games consoles. As games have become more and more realistic over the decades, portrayals of
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have become a more pressing concern, and we've
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