For every story publicizing the positive effects of video games, there are hundreds berating our favourite pastime, accusing it of destroying society, and eating away at the very fabric that binds a moral civilisation. etc. etc.
Well, those mainstream press guys over in muddy old England are at it again. This time The Lancashire Evening Post has run a story entitled “Gaming addiction grips youngsters.” lolsigh.
It opens with this classic line: “A schoolboy today told of his torment after becoming dangerously-addicted to computer games.”
Apparently The Evening Post has found that a troubling number of youths are seeking professional help “after becoming hooked on the fantasy world of console games.”
An unnamed “expert” warned that two hours of game time produced “the same high as taking a line of cocaine.” Seriously, I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried.
The article goes on, citing a number of stats which warn of the perils of video games, and how children have become victims, even quoting one kid who said “It was like it was a demon that had got inside my brain and I just couldn’t stop.”
One regretful mom described buying her son his first game (Call of Duty) as equivalent to buying him his “first shot of whisky.”
I decided to get in touch with resident MyGaming forum user Maplassie, a self confessed Call of Duty 4 addict. When asked if he thought that he had an unhealthy gaming addiction, he said “Ja, ‘cause check, when I had no DSL for 2 weeks, it sucked.”
There we have it, local gaming addiction seems more serious than I ever imagined. Are you a victim? Share your experiences in our forums.
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