Video games are often criticized by researchers because of how much time users spend interacting with them. Playing video games every day is seen as unhealthy, but new studies show that it might ...

CU Boulder scientists find that playing video games comes with small but significant cognitive benefits Ever since video games began to gain widespread popularity, some have questioned how playing ...

In the United States alone, an estimated 99 percent of boys and 94 percent of girls play video games with 97 percent playing at least one hour per day. The revenue from the video game industry topped ...

NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — Video games are often blamed for everything from social isolation to declining mental health, but research is proving that wrong. New research is saying that gaming could ...

In a review of previous studies, a Johns Hopkins Children's Center team concludes that some video games created as mental health interventions can be helpful—if modest—tools in improving the mental ...

Controversies have surrounded video games since the first time they went public. Blaming began with the first Mortal Kombat, to the point that violence accusations were escalated to the court. These ...

Many video games require players to plan ahead and make decisions under pressure. Strategy games especially encourage this.