Twitchguru.com posted an interesting story today. The article claims that 40% of WoW players are addicted to the game.

Hmmm, really? Go figure, I'm no expert (oh, wait, I AM!) but I could have told you that! In fact, almost any WoW player could tell you that! In fact, most would put that number higher. Either way, the article is a good read, here is a clip...

If you're suffering from dry eyes, headaches, back aches, erratic sleep patterns, it may be more than just your average hangover: according to Dr. Maressa Orzack, you could be suffering from video and computer game addiction. A clinical psychologist, Orzack is founder and coordinator of Computer Addiction Services at McLean Hospital in Newton, Mass., and is also an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. Computer Addiction Services is one of the few outpatient clinics in the U.S. that provides specific treatment for game addiction.

You can read the whole article here.


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Last Updated: Mar 13, 2016

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Byron has been playing and writing about World of Warcraft for the past ten years. He also plays pretty much ever other Blizzard game, currently focusing on Heroes of the Storm and Hearthstone, while still finding time to jump into Diablo III with his son.

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