Though folks of a certain age often dismiss online gaming as an activity that stunts players’ social skills and can lead to sleep deprivation and too much time spent in a sedentary state, in recent ...

Games don’t make you smarter, but they can support your brain, regardless of your age. Different games sharpen different ...

Video games are no longer limited to children or professional gamers. Today, gaming among seniors is rapidly gaining ...

The 2025 Power of Play Report reveals how video games improve mental health, creativity, and social connection worldwide.

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 ...

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 ...

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) says video games may be helping the well-being and mental health of U.S. veterans. According to a new survey from the ESA, 77% percent of veterans say they ...

Video games might be a staple of most young men's lives, but they are also divisive. But are they all bad? Here, experts ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Emma Sortor. When I think of a gamer, my mind darts to the stereotypical image of a ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — With no school or job to occupy them, kids have more opportunity to fire up their PlayStation 5 or Steam Deck and play some games. While parents’ immediate reaction may be to ...

In two previous articles (here and here), I summarized evidence countering the common fears about video games (that they are addictive and promote such maladies as social isolation, obesity, and ...