Video Game Suicide

Warner Bros. Discovery intends to leverage its intellectual properties and publish more video games based on its biggest franchises, the company said at its second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. In addition to developing games in-house, Warner Bros. is also looking to license its IPs out to other studios.

2024 is shaping up to be top-heavy for video game release, with major titles like Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League already out of the gates. March promises to be a busy month for video games, too. Here are our picks for the biggest titles on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X ...

A 18-year-old died by suicide as he was upset after his parents scolded him for playing video games, police said.

A 15-year-old boy on Friday died allegedly by suicide after his parents stopped him from playing video games in Uttar Pradesh's Noida.

The Suicide Squad game is known as “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League”. Warner Bros. revealed the title of the in-the-works Suicide Squad video game as part of the schedule for DC FanDome.

The YouTube star Etika, who had recently turned his gaming channel into a venue for rants and confrontations with police officers, was found dead in New York's East River this week after posting a video expressing suicidal thoughts, though the cause of death has not yet been released.

A 14-year-old boy addicted to video games allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Nagpur after his mother took away his mobile phone, the police said today.

Blue whale challenge is described as a game, but it is far from a game. Young teens who accept the challenge are encouraged to complete a series of tasks which gets more and more sinister and at the end of the game the player is urged to take their own life in order to "win."

A 17-year-old engineering student in Hyderabad died after jumping off the second floor of his house on Monday night, allegedly because his father refused to buy him a video game.

On Saturday, a 14-year-old in Mumbai texted his friend, "I am going to the building to jump". Before anyone could react to the message, he had jumped off the fifth floor of a building. The police are investigating whether the death is India's first linked to the "Blue Whale" suicide challenge floating on the Internet. Several suicides outside India...

Dozens of workers assembling Xbox video game consoles threatened to commit suicide by leaping from a factory dormitory in a dispute over compensation that was defused but highlights growing labour unrest as China's economy slows.

Warner Bros. Discovery intends to leverage its intellectual properties and publish more video games based on its biggest franchises, the company said at its second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. In addition to developing games in-house, Warner Bros. is also looking to license its IPs out to other studios.

2024 is shaping up to be top-heavy for video game release, with major titles like Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League already out of the gates. March promises to be a busy month for video games, too. Here are our picks for the biggest titles on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X ...

A 18-year-old died by suicide as he was upset after his parents scolded him for playing video games, police said.

A 15-year-old boy on Friday died allegedly by suicide after his parents stopped him from playing video games in Uttar Pradesh's Noida.

The Suicide Squad game is known as “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League”. Warner Bros. revealed the title of the in-the-works Suicide Squad video game as part of the schedule for DC FanDome.

The YouTube star Etika, who had recently turned his gaming channel into a venue for rants and confrontations with police officers, was found dead in New York's East River this week after posting a video expressing suicidal thoughts, though the cause of death has not yet been released.

A 14-year-old boy addicted to video games allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Nagpur after his mother took away his mobile phone, the police said today.

Blue whale challenge is described as a game, but it is far from a game. Young teens who accept the challenge are encouraged to complete a series of tasks which gets more and more sinister and at the end of the game the player is urged to take their own life in order to "win."

A 17-year-old engineering student in Hyderabad died after jumping off the second floor of his house on Monday night, allegedly because his father refused to buy him a video game.

On Saturday, a 14-year-old in Mumbai texted his friend, "I am going to the building to jump". Before anyone could react to the message, he had jumped off the fifth floor of a building. The police are investigating whether the death is India's first linked to the "Blue Whale" suicide challenge floating on the Internet. Several suicides outside India...

Dozens of workers assembling Xbox video game consoles threatened to commit suicide by leaping from a factory dormitory in a dispute over compensation that was defused but highlights growing labour unrest as China's economy slows.