The 2025 Power of Play Report reveals how video games improve mental health, creativity, and social connection worldwide.

Teens compete in a video game tournament at the Portland Public Library in Maine in 2018. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this ...

CU Boulder scientists find that playing video games comes with small but significant cognitive benefits Ever since video games began to gain widespread popularity, some have questioned how playing ...

Gaming is serious business for Rifat Ara Tasnim. The soon-to-be doctoral graduate from Idaho State University wasn’t fixated ...

Research has found that this training seems to pay off: Studies have reported that action video game players have better vision, performed better in spatial tasks and had better control of their ...

This content is sponsored by the Entertainment Software Association. Traditionally, video games may have been viewed as something for kids as a way to pass the time and have a little fun, but that ...

Research suggests that individuals who partake in creative activities, such as arts and crafts, musical instruments, and ...

Video games are increasingly popular among young Americans, with a majority of children wanting video game-related gifts. Experts recommend parents familiarize themselves with ESRB ratings to ensure ...

Just like any new form of entertainment initially popular among kids and teenagers, video games got their share of suspicion, disdain, and even fearmongering. Today, they are a fully legitimate part ...

Video games have played an important role in the development of AI. Many early demonstrations of machine learning involved teaching computers to play games. Eventually, Google Deepmind’s mastery of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. Sports video games are some of the most popular in the ...