I've been wasting some serious time playing Counterstrike: Source. Counter-strike, since it's inception, has been the heroin of the video game world to my brain. The funny thing is, I'm not even that good. But what's cooler, especially considering the world today, than CTs fighting Ts? And what cinches the whole deal is the pure multiplayer aspect to the game. It was only until well after the game was developed that computer AI players started showing up. Yeah, fun, but like many other fun things, it's pretty much the biggest waste of time ever.
I'm guessing that video games have gotten to the point where they're putting a drag on the economy. Instead of working, people are sitting at their computers on gaming marathons. I would be neglectful if I didn't include online texas hold-em in the category too.
Games have been around forever though. Good or bad, video games are a much more refined drug than games of yore.

posted by Brett @ Wednesday, March 22, 2006