A woman plays on an XBox 360 game console at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles. Psychologists and psychiatrists estimate that even before the new wave of gaming consoles hits the stores, one in eight players already suffers from some kind of video game dependency.(AFP)

Microsoft's new Xbox 360. Experts say adolescents are partly attracted to video games, as they become players thrust to the center of the action, allowing them to overcome a lack of confidence which people in this age group often feel.(AFP)