I admit to being over 40 and therefore unable to comprehend gaming addiction*, but it sounds from this that it's comparable to alcohol addiction:
A Malaysian city is introducing a curfew for online gamers in a bid to stem a rise in the number of addicts.
Any online gaming addicts among us? Or our immediate friends and family?
* In an Economist article I think ... yes and yes, but 19% of American gamers are over 50
Of course the reason I'm not close to getting hooked on online gaming could be