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Sometimes games can have total power over you. It's not that you can't stop, it's that you don't want to stop. It's an endless pain which can ruin your life.
Take the latest version of Championship Manager for example. A record breaking number of units [103,000] was sold in it's first weekend. Yet many of those people who queued at their local video game store weren't there out of choice. They were fulfiling an obligation and not actually wanting to buy the game, they had to buy the game For those people who bought Championship Manager, the game is a central part of their day-to-day existence. So it is more than just a game to those people.
On the offical Championship Manager forum, stories of addiction are rife. One regular contributor realised that he had a problem during a family re-union when he asked his dad who was recording moments with friends and family asked his dad to record the screen during a Championship Manager match.
There is a game that can cause serious damage to your social life and it stands head and shoulder's above the rest. That game is Everquest which is a massive online RPG. This fantasy saga has left a trail of broken relationships throughout Europe and the USA since it's release back in 1999.
But lets not lose our sense of perspective. For every player addicted to Everquest, there are thousands who play it in moderation but other people see nothing wrong in devoting themselves to their games.
As a basic rule, if you don't enjoy playing a game but do it anyway, you might have got some problem. It is true that playing games for extended periods can have a negative effect on your social life, but as long as you can find that all-important balance then you have got nothin to worry about.
Take the latest version of Championship Manager for example. A record breaking number of units [103,000] was sold in it's first weekend. Yet many of those people who queued at their local video game store weren't there out of choice. They were fulfiling an obligation and not actually wanting to buy the game, they had to buy the game For those people who bought Championship Manager, the game is a central part of their day-to-day existence. So it is more than just a game to those people.
On the offical Championship Manager forum, stories of addiction are rife. One regular contributor realised that he had a problem during a family re-union when he asked his dad who was recording moments with friends and family asked his dad to record the screen during a Championship Manager match.
There is a game that can cause serious damage to your social life and it stands head and shoulder's above the rest. That game is Everquest which is a massive online RPG. This fantasy saga has left a trail of broken relationships throughout Europe and the USA since it's release back in 1999.
But lets not lose our sense of perspective. For every player addicted to Everquest, there are thousands who play it in moderation but other people see nothing wrong in devoting themselves to their games.
As a basic rule, if you don't enjoy playing a game but do it anyway, you might have got some problem. It is true that playing games for extended periods can have a negative effect on your social life, but as long as you can find that all-important balance then you have got nothin to worry about.
Sometimes games can have total power over you. It's not that you can't stop, it's that you don't want to stop. It's an endless pain which can ruin your life.
Take the latest version of Championship Manager for example. A record breaking number of units [103,000] was sold in it's first weekend. Yet many of those people who queued at their local video game store weren't there out of choice. They were fulfiling an obligation and not actually wanting to buy the game, they had to buy the game For those people who bought Championship Manager, the game is a central part of their day-to-day existence. So it is more than just a game to those people.
On the offical Championship Manager forum, stories of addiction are rife. One regular contributor realised that he had a problem during a family re-union when he asked his dad who was recording moments with friends and family asked his dad to record the screen during a Championship Manager match.
There is a game that can cause serious damage to your social life and it stands head and shoulder's above the rest. That game is Everquest which is a massive online RPG. This fantasy saga has left a trail of broken relationships throughout Europe and the USA since it's release back in 1999.
But lets not lose our sense of perspective. For every player addicted to Everquest, there are thousands who play it in moderation but other people see nothing wrong in devoting themselves to their games.
As a basic rule, if you don't enjoy playing a game but do it anyway, you might have got some problem. It is true that playing games for extended periods can have a negative effect on your social life, but as long as you can find that all-important balance then you have got nothin to worry about.
Take the latest version of Championship Manager for example. A record breaking number of units [103,000] was sold in it's first weekend. Yet many of those people who queued at their local video game store weren't there out of choice. They were fulfiling an obligation and not actually wanting to buy the game, they had to buy the game For those people who bought Championship Manager, the game is a central part of their day-to-day existence. So it is more than just a game to those people.
On the offical Championship Manager forum, stories of addiction are rife. One regular contributor realised that he had a problem during a family re-union when he asked his dad who was recording moments with friends and family asked his dad to record the screen during a Championship Manager match.
There is a game that can cause serious damage to your social life and it stands head and shoulder's above the rest. That game is Everquest which is a massive online RPG. This fantasy saga has left a trail of broken relationships throughout Europe and the USA since it's release back in 1999.
But lets not lose our sense of perspective. For every player addicted to Everquest, there are thousands who play it in moderation but other people see nothing wrong in devoting themselves to their games.
As a basic rule, if you don't enjoy playing a game but do it anyway, you might have got some problem. It is true that playing games for extended periods can have a negative effect on your social life, but as long as you can find that all-important balance then you have got nothin to worry about.