Multiple lawsuits have been filed against major game developers including Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Roblox, Epic Games, and Rockstar, alleging that their games cause addiction. The developers are accused of making games 'too entertaining' and using 'dark patterns' in their design. Questions arise on whether developers are liable for intentionally creating addictive games.
If video game addiction is a disorder, and game developers intentionally make games hard to put down, are they liable when someone becomes addicted? A group of lawsuits I reported on this week test that question: https://t.co/m2HmkkMSHl
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