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as China moves to increase restrictions on young gamers News Feb 14th, 2023

China moves to increase restrictions on young gamers

The country’s semi-official industry association has called for stronger limits, despite claiming to have fixed the issue of video game addiction

as Tencent rolls out facial recognition to restrict children gaming at night News Jul 7th, 2021

Tencent rolls out facial recognition to restrict children gaming at night

The system will lock young users out of games late in the evening

Games industry only "paying lip service" to addiction, says DCMS committee chair News Jun 28th, 2019

Games industry only "paying lip service" to addiction, says DCMS committee chair

Companies aren't taking the issue seriously enough according to MP Damian Collins

What we learned from EA and Epic Games' time at the DCMS select committee News Jun 20th, 2019

What we learned from EA and Epic Games' time at the DCMS select committee

How much money is Fortnite making, how much is FIFA actually played and what EA likes to call loot boxes

as South Korean government is split over the WHO’s decision to classify Gaming Disorder News May 30th, 2019

South Korean government is split over the WHO’s decision to classify Gaming Disorder

The Ministry of Welfare and Ministry of Culture bash heads over the WHO decision

as World Health Organisation officially recognises “Gaming Disorder” as illness News May 28th, 2019

World Health Organisation officially recognises “Gaming Disorder” as illness

Motion was passed even with opposition from industry bodies and academics

World Health Organisation set to judge whether "gaming disorder" will become a recognised illness this week News May 20th, 2019

World Health Organisation set to judge whether "gaming disorder" will become a recognised illness this week

The ESA continues to push back on the perceived risk of listing obsessive gaming as a disorder

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