I was 15 and deep in the throes of my EverQuest addiction… I was participating in my very first raid on the Plane of Hate, a high level dungeon that was insanely hard at the time and required 30+ people. The raid went sour as they often do; poor leadership, excessive greenhorns (like myself), and… Continue reading
Dear “Jake,” My wife gets one of those magazines with 300 Fashion Tips! and a monthly “The [insert random number] Secrets to Bedroom Fireworks!” article. I don’t make it a habit to read it because, you know, I’m a dude. Last month, though, I was cooking dinner for the two of us and she read… Continue reading
Video games are more mainstream than ever, and you can’t become mainstream without making a few enemies in the process. Some of those enemies include those who seek to claim video games can induce addictive behavior. A recent international study on 154 14-15 year old gamers indicates physiological differences in the brain which may present addictive… Continue reading
Despite E3’s less than exciting showing this past month, the one thing that struck me about the conference was the directions game were going. We’re on the brink of the next generation and the quest for immersion has taken the idea of gaming to an unprecedented level of realism. On top of that, developers have… Continue reading
So every gamer has a vice. There’s that one game that you just can’t get enough of or can’t stop thinking about. It’s on of those game where you really don’t fell like you’ve been playing long and then you look at the clock and it’s 3am and you realize you forgot to eat dinner…. Continue reading
Addictive games are infecting The Cursed lately, and before an intervention is staged we thought a good cure would be to take a look at the gaming rules instituted in our homes. This week we are joined by JDevL, Colefacekilla, Wizardtrain187, GiffTor, Robeque, Coopopolopolis, and EndlessBen. JDevL My rules are pretty self-imposed at this point,… Continue reading
Its not a surprise that video games often take precedent over certain aspects of a person’s life, but according to a survey taken by One-Poll.com and reported by Daily Mail too much gaming interferes with relationships as well. The earth shattering findings, which may just stop the gaming industry in its tracks polled 1500 gamers and… Continue reading