Totally addicted to Guitar Hero II. Almost missed work a couple of times, because of it.. It's the best game ever..

Ariel will be here in a minute and jizz himself over your PS3

I still like to play, ever since pong. I don't know if I can ever completely give it up. Anyone else? My current rig:



the mess of wires is from me having to jack everything up when my cable modem went bad. I'm moving soon, so I'm too lazy to put it all back.

I'm watching the Simpson's right now...

unlucky7 said:

This is my 200th post! Only took 5 years to get there.
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Ariel will be here in a minute and jizz himself over your PS3

Mushanga said:

that's the only reason my PS2 is still around. Cannot wait for Rock Band and Guitar Hero III for 360 with wireless guitars!

Mars23 said:

They already have wireless guitars for PS2.

Stax said:

True, but I don't like the way they feel.

You don't love your PS3? I want one so bad, but I just can't justify the expense yet.
I play 360 (Oblivion mostly). I played Wii for a while until I was done with Zelda and haven't touched it since. I may get that new "Potter" game out today though. Seems like it would be cool on the Wii.
I like shooters and rpgs. Except for Oblivion there hasn't been any great rpgs for 360 yet.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/health/view/284487/1/.html
Video game addiction a mental illness?
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Excessive gaming has been linked to increased aggressive and violent behaviour.



CHICAGO: It may seem an obvious diagnosis for parents, but video games might not actually be addictive, the American Medical Association says.

A report recommending that internet and video gaming addiction be considered a mental disorder was watered down after a heated debate broke out among delegates at the association's annual convention in Chicago.

Some questioned whether there was enough scientific evidence to support claims that excessive game playing is similar to pathological gambling.

Others insisted on more study before advising that parents include video games in a recommended one- to two-hour limit on "screen time."

The report, prepared for the nation's largest doctors group, cited a wealth of studies showing the harm caused by excessive gaming.

It has been linked to increased aggressive and violent behavior.

It can provoke epileptic seizures - one study put the risk at 1.5 per 100,000 children - and is associated with increased metabolic rates and repetitive strain injuries.

And - as any parent can tell you - it can distract children from their homework and make them withdraw from their families.

Researchers in Britain found that 12 percent of gamers were "addicted" according to World Health Organization criteria, and researchers in the United States have found that as many as 10 to 15 percent of gamers are affected by "overuse" the report noted.

"However, as with findings on long-term aggression, there is currently insufficient research to conclude that video game overuse is an addiction," the report concluded.

The issue will go before the full association later this week.

The revised recommendation is to warn parents and health care professionals about the potential dangers of gaming and to pass the edited report along to the American Psychiatric Association, which is in the process of updating the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

"Addiction is a complex disease," the committee declared, "formal recognition of problem gaming via online/video sources as representing true addictive illness is premature."

Classifying video game addiction as a mental disorder could affect whether insurance companies would pay for treatment and give doctors guidelines on treatment and prescribing medication. - AFP/fa

Xagain said:

There's just no games for it yet. I played Resistance, which was good for a launch title, and I play MLB baseball. That's it until maybe Ninja Gaiden Sigma. I'm waiting for Metal Gear, which was supposed to be done this summer, but is nowhere on the horizon yet.

Mars23 said:

Yeah, that's why I haven't gotten one. I really just want either an HD or Blu-Ray video player. But word is that HD is losing the format war and will eventually go the way of Beta, but Blu-Ray players are so damned expensive! Might as well buy a PS3 if you want to watch Blu-Ray.