Addicting games can be found both online and offline. Many claim that video games are addictive, although the American Medical Association has yet to make that determination.CNET News: AMA: Video game addiction not clear yet (June 27, 2007) Games can be entertaining and fun and yes, addictive. On this page we will present links to online game resources that you may find addicting. We will also provide links to news about game addictions and recent medical findings.

1. Most non job or school hours spent playing video gamesNational Institute on Media and the Family: Computer and Video Game Addiction
2. Lying about games or computer useNational Institute on Media and the Family: Computer and Video Game Addiction
3. Choosing video games over friends or social activitiesNational Institute on Media and the Family: Computer and Video Game Addiction
4. Irritable when not playing or onlineNational Institute on Media and the Family: Computer and Video Game Addiction
5. Online game relationships take priority or replace offline relationshipsNational Institute on Media and the Family: Computer and Video Game Addiction
6. Carpal tunnel syndromeNational Institute on Media and the Family: Computer and Video Game Addiction
7. Irregular sleeping pattern, trouble sleepingNational Institute on Media and the Family: Computer and Video Game Addiction
8. Pain in the back and neck, headachesNational Institute on Media and the Family: Computer and Video Game Addiction
9. Not keeping up with eating and/or personal hygieneNational Institute on Media and the Family: Computer and Video Game Addiction

Addicting games came to the forefront in the 1990s with the proliferation of more advanced home gaming consoles. After the Internet began gaining in popularity, so did online gaming. Today's games are a far cry from those in the early years of home computer usage. Some of the most popular games are online role-playing games like World of Warcraft. It is the intense loyalty and many hours that game aficionados log that have groups like the Council on Science and Public Health encouraging the AMA to include video game addiction as a mental disorder in the latest edition fof the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders due out in 2012.GameSpot: Game Addiction: The Real Story... (April 3, 2009)