The DeanBeat: Predictions for gaming in 2021
This past year was one of the most unpredictable in all of human history. The pandemic threw off our ability to predict what will...
World Health Organization classifies ‘gaming disorder’ as an illness
The World Health Organization moved forward with a proposal to classify “gaming disorder” as an illness. After a consideration period starting in June 2018,...
The DeanBeat: When Prince Harry raises the specter of Fortnite addiction
Prince Harry in the United Kingdom came out swinging as an enemy of Fortnite, saying that it was created to addict people and keep...
In afterglow of E3 show, WHO labels compulsive game playing an addiction
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that “gaming disorder” will appear in a new draft of the organization’s International Classification of Diseases, a compendium...