Man sues Bethesda over Fallout 4 addiction.

Every time a new game drops in a beloved franchise, some segment of its fans jokingly say farewell to loved ones, showers, eating, and/or sleep. Some of you who’ve never done this with a game may be familiar with the concept every time a new Game of Thrones novel drops. For me, Fallout 4 has been that kind of game — so I’m somewhat sympathetic to this tale of woe from a beleaguered Russian man who is arguing that Bethesda’s latest title is so addictive, it cost him his job, his wife, and his health.
Russian website RT.com claims that the man is suing Bethesda for 500,000 roubles ($7000) for emotional distress, stating: “If I knew that this game could have become so addictive, I would have become a lot more wary of it. I would not have bought it, or I would have left it until I was on holiday or until the New Year holidays.”
It’s difficult to know what to make of the case, which has no precedent in Russian law, but the law firm representing the man has stated that they want “to see how far we can go regarding this case.” In the US, the firm NCSoft was ordered to pay the legal fees of a Hawaii man who claimed to have become addicted to Lineage II, and the entire question of whether gaming or the Internet is “addictive” is subject to considerable debate.