Pushing Buttons: Video game addiction is real – but parents shouldn’t worry too much

Gaming is a huge force for good, but developers using gambling industry tactics are causing nothing but harm• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereOver the weekend, the Guardian published a trio of stories about video game addiction. One was about the 850 people referred to an NHS treatment clinic in the last three years (of whom 227 were under 18). Another was on developers’ use of tactics from the gambling industry to keep people spending on games. Th