by familyllb on October 23, 2018
Online Game ‘Fortnite’ Cited in Hundreds of Divorces
The online video game “Fortnite” which has grossed over $1 billion in revenue since its launch in 2017 and 125 million users, has recently been discovered to have been one of the reasons that at least 200 couples in the United Kingdom have cited for divorce.
Divorce Online, a U.K. company which offers insight into divorce resources and services recently posted a blog indicating that they had noticed many of the inquires and petitions they were reviewing had mentioned the extended use of the game as a contributing factor for the couples divorce wishes. The findings also showed that these those who cited the game were for the majority from couples where one of the parties played the game, and the other did not.
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A Divorce Online spokesperson also stressed that although the game’s influences were only evident roughly 5% of the total petitions this year, there is a link between “gaming disorder” and other addictions to drugs, alcohol or gambling. In June, the World Health Organization (WHO) had officially recognized “gaming disorder” as a mental health related issue. The disorder has shown to have negative effects on relationships due to the precedence that gaming takes to the person over other activities.
Time will tell if this is a mere blimp for couples reasons for a divorce but the popularity for “Fortnite” does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon as it currently maintains nearly 40 million players each month.
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