Health

Pokémon reawakens Pokémon Sleep and mobile updates
Pokémon Presents 2023 covered a variety of new announcements for the franchise

Rovio and the World Health Organisation are encouraging healthy living via Angry Birds
The game will host a week long in-game event to promote healthy living

US's FDA approves mobile game to be marketed as ADHD treatment
EndeavorRx is the first title to be given the nod for medical use

Nintendo positions Switch as home exercise product with accessory-led Ring Fit Adventure
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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
The ESA continues to push back on the perceived risk of listing obsessive gaming as a disorder
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May 15th, 2019

PUBG Mobile adds new gameplay management tool to help promote “healthy gaming”

Sea Hero Quest is a mobile VR game that can identify a player’s risk of Alzheimer’s
Glitchers' game uses spatial navigation challenges to detect early warning signs of the disease

Former Atari COO Todd Shallbetter goes medical with Level Ex
Shallbetter will help the surgical training company's drive into VR and AR technologies

"No consistent evidence” that screen time is harmful to children
But that doesn't mean parents should be giving kids free rein over phone time