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Teens entering video game rehab to curb Fortnite addiction

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 3 Dec 2018, 3:48PM
Fortnite has become a billion dollar success but has been slammed for being highly addictive. (Photo / File)

Teens entering video game rehab to curb Fortnite addiction

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 3 Dec 2018, 3:48PM

Fortnite has been the biggest game of 2018, though not always for the right reasons. 

The RPG game has made headlines both for its immense success but also for being shockingly addictive.

A new article from The Washington Post has highlighted how American teenagers are having to enter video game rehab to curb their addiction to the game, which has over 200 million people registered.

The problem is not confined to America. Callers to Andrew Dickens Afternoons revealed their Fortnite experiences, both personally and with their children.

One caller, Harley, says he used to be obsessed with the game before he realised how much time he was wasting playing it.

Another, James, says he had to cut up his brother's X-Box cord in order to stop him playing, but that only lasted a few days before he simply purchased another one.

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