Research; facts and figures

I did some background research to find out how common gaming addictions really are, however when researching this, i found that internet addiction is a much more common thing. Therefore, although the idea of extreme gaming addictions would be really interesting, i think looking at internet and social media addictions would be more relevant as nowadays almost everyone can say they are addicted to some sort of technology. 

average internet user can get online using 3 different devices

10% can get online using over 5 devices

62% of people need the internet to function in everyday life

(whereas) 10-15% of gamers show signs of addiction

sources;

http://www.bitrebels.com/technology/online-activity-report-2013-infographic/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+bitrebels+(Bit+Rebels)

http://www.video-game-addiction.org