Gamers are now considered on par with crack addicts by the news media

WGN has aired a story on video game addiction and prior to airing the story the anchorman said in the teaser that "video games can be more addicting than crack cocaine". This is the news media at is worst. It seems that anything you might enjoy doing is addictive any more. I agree that some people do play video games way to much and take them way to seriously. Myself I like playing games like Battlefield 2 or Grand Theft Auto for an hour or two after work. It is a great way to relax because you can take out your day’s frustration on people that are not real. This way no one gets hurt. Anyone that says that video games cause kids to be violent is completely full of it. I think it has the opposite effect. I have been playing video games for almost twenty years and I grew up to be normal, or at least close to it. In my opinion this is just another example of parents looking for an excuse as to why their kids are worthless. The apple usually does fall far from the tree.