Becoming addicted to playing a game is seen as something that is comes from personality and individual proclivities interacting with the game, rather than inherent to the game itself.

FORBES: Do People At Blizzard Worry About The Addictiveness Of World Of Warcraft?

I'm a bit addicted to the game, which is how I wound up at the Sacred Fools Theater in L.A. on a Saturday night for a "Guitar Hero" competition.

NPR: 'Guitar Hero' Game Earns a Following

"My name is Bryony, and I am addicted to Game of Thrones, " wrote the Daily Telegraph's Bryony Gordon in a column last year.

BBC: Magazine