Blame Hubby's Video Game Addiction for Divorce

Its game up for video game-addicted husbands as a new research has revealed that increasing numbers of women cited their husband's obsession with video games as reason for filing for divorce. 

It showed that men now prefer World of Warcraft and Call of Duty to their wives.

Of those wives who cite unreasonable behavior for ending their marriage, 15 per cent believe their partners put gaming before them.

According to the study by Divorce Online, the numbers have soared from five percent a year ago, reports the Daily Mail.

In particular, disgruntled wives blamed World of Warcraft, which allows gamers to create their own fantasy character for mythical adventures, and Call of Duty, where gamers battle in various war zones.

The games have faced heavy criticism in the past for their addictive properties, with some claiming that World of Warcraft is more addictive than cocaine.

The study looked at 200 unreasonable behavior petitions filed by women.

Divorce Online managing director Mark Keenan said his team carried out the research after noticing World of Warcraft was repeatedly cited by unhappy wives.

He said, "I was surprised by the result at first, but I would expect the number to be even higher next year.

The increase could be a consequence of people staying indoors more because of the recession, or it might be being used by men in particular as a means of escape from an already unhappy relationship," he added.