But for those gamers out there who simply cannot put the controller down, video game addiction is a much more serious affliction, as was reinforced by Michael Fahey of Kotaku recently coming forward with the story of an "EverQuest" addiction that cost him his car, job and girlfriend.

The outpouring of similar stories in the comments section of this post reminded us that while the affliction isn't officially recognized by psychiatrists yet, to those who have suffered from it, it is very real. Keep reading to explore some of the more extreme cases of video game addiction.

Failed Intervention?

This clip from the TV show "Intervention" focuses on a young man who plays both "Halo" and "Dance Dance Revolution" with equal intensity. Swearing when you're tea-bagged by a high-pitched 12-year-old from the U.K. we can understand, but it doesn't take a psychiatrist to know something is wrong when a guy screams and flips off a carto

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Author Stephenson Billings previously explored the topic "Is Video Gaming a Threat to America’s High School Jock Culture?," but believes that the problem is even more widespread in college. Why? "Dorm rooms are like bacteria dishes where crueler and more virulent microorganisms are constantly introduced to breed in a frothy frenzy of poor judgment."

He continued, "When video gaming is added to a culture of persistent sexual experimentation in a peer group of sex radicals fueled by vast amounts of mind-altering narcotics, reality is the big loser." Even more:

Sharp colors and quick movement like you find in Grand Theft Auto make these couch potatoes feel as if they’re really moving through life at a brisk pace while in reality growing obese. It makes them feel important, as if they’re achieving something, while their textbooks sit unopened on nearby desks. It sucks up hours upon hours when these children could be learning business or engineeri

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Whatever, otakus don't care, here is a series of an otaku dating with his unreal girlfriend in the DS game Love Plus. it just reflects how popular it is now. (Forgive my broken translation of Japanese...)

2009/10/17(Saturday) 16:03:38
Dating with Takane Manaka (たかね まなか) at a fountain park

09/10/18(Sunday) 20:17:55
Attending some kind of festival held in October, in front of a red brick warehouse.

09/10/18(sunday)19:44:24
Taking her to a wedding dress shop (we are going to get married)

09/10/18(Sunday) 22:52:16
Watching a live football game with her 千葉vs京都

More pictures to see via the original link. Well, I haven't played Love Plus, but since it became popular all over the world of otakus, I will definitely give it a shot.

We know Japan take the first place of the world's largest and best eroge gaming industry, now several other regions have been pursuing their own native developments to varying degrees of success, as I read from here, they list some regions, games and comparison which make me lol'ed. Check the list below to find out why XD

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China

WOW, I never heard of this game before I read the story....For someone who doesn't know it, it is a game based on one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, the Dream of the Red Chamber

Taiwan

Thailand

U.S.A

Wait, it says Vegeta never reached to Super Saiyan 3 form in the manga, movies, anime, or previous video games, having skipped directly to Super Saiyan 4 in Dragon Ball GT, is that true? I couldn't remember it clearly...so it will make him the first time to achieve Super Saiyan 3 form in the upcoming Xbox 360/PS3 game, Dragonball: Raging Blast. read from Kotaku

Earlier this year, Namco Bandai revealed the first game-exclusive character for Raging Blast, Super Saiyan 3 Broly, now the Super Saiyan 3 party will come a new member Vegeta. if you don't know Dragonball (I dare to say who isn't?), this article is just telling you: Vegeta's hair will be larger and more blond. Like this:

By the way, I still don't understand why Super Saiyan 4 form looks like an orangutan, lol.

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Let's check out the ranking

NO.1 Goku (Dragonball)

NO.2 Doraemon (Doraemon)

<----LOL at this one

NO.3  Arale Norimaki (Dr. Slump)

NO.4 Kenshiro (Hokuto no Ken)

NO.5 Kankichi Ryoutsu (Kochikame)

NO.6 Atom (Tetsuwan Atom)

NO.7 Gohan (Dragonball)

NO.8 Duke Togo (Golgo 13)

NO.9 Luffy (One Piece)

No.10 Suguru Kinniku (Kinniku Man)

In case you were wondering, Haruhi managed only number 16…, read from SankakuComplex
I bet you don't love this list at all, do you?

An 18  year old went into a fit of rage late on a Saturday night(Aug 9th) after his game of Starcraft was cut short because his internet connection cut out.  The enraged 18 year old proceeded to grab a kitchen knife, walk into the street, and then stab an innocent 15 year old girl passing by on her way home form a party with her friend.  Although she was stabbed multiple times by the crazed 18 year old, none of the injuries were life threatening.

As for the 18 year old, he was going to be convicted of attempted homicide, but instead is being sent for psychiatric care.  Occurrences like this make you wonder what must be running though his mind.  He could have simply waited for the connection to come back, but now because of his irrationality and rage, he probably won’t be playing Starcraft for a long time to come.  I’m sure this will turn out to be another bad notch in the “gaming makes you do bad things” belt.

Yes, It was an old news, we don't know because it was originally from a Swedish site on that day.
Metro (translated from Swedish) Via  SK-Gaming [HotBloodedGaming]