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He really should’ve sold this article as DLC, or a least piece-mealed it into per paragraph microtransactions.

Man, there’s a lot of pretty depressing stuff in here. Frostbite seems to be a recurring problem in many of these games, and the attitude of EA’s upper management is disheartening on multiple levels, if not surprising. But what’s even more concerning is how increasingly common it is for single-player games to be to…

Another great story, Jason. A couple things really stand out to me here. First, The statement you got from Patrick Söderlund is pretty remarkable. I know there’s still corporate speak, but that was still pretty detailed and lined up with all of the rest of your reporting.

Have kids. Problem solved.

Randomly reading BS is my current issue to address. I do this at work as well. I’ll get my tasks done & sink an hour or two into reading. I’ve gone back to doing textbook work from by engineering courses while at work when I catch myself with down time.

Have kids. No time for anything anymore, problem solved.

Have a kid.

Yeah, I’m not understanding why “cut back playing video games” requires a full how-to article, whereas I’ve never seen anything of its like for, say, reading or watching movies/tv shows, etc. I have a job, bills are paid, place isn’t a wreck, have friends and a life, but at times I devote more of my free time(which is…

I have the opposite problem. I have a shitload of games and I haven’t been able to play them. I just don’t have the time, especially since most games are like novels once you start you have to finish them, the difference is that you can’t take your whole video game setup where ever you go, in the car, in the bathroom,…

Have children.

I don’t need to improve my life all the time. When your fighting with depression and demotivation, trying to keep the status quo is more important than aiming for the higher goal. You can do that once you feel you’re stable enough. I’m only stable if i get my down-time in videogame worlds.

Opposite problem. I make a lot of money now as an adult, own all the games and gaming-related shit that I could possibly want, but now I don’t have time to play as much as I’d like to :(

Now we need the opposite article, I haven’t touched any of my consoles in months, even the portable ones.

Or just have kids. I went from hours of free time, much of it playing games, to maybe two precious hours a night after my 2 year old goes to bed. If I’ve got a game I’m into I’ll use those two hours a night on them until I finish the game, but between games I can go weeks without playing.

My cutback on gaming time probably mirrors most people, I simply ran out of time. I spend so much time adulting and doing a normal amount of socializing that I get maybe 4 hours a week to game. When you start prioritizing sleep, work and housekeeping over games you find there isn’t much time to game anymore. I don’t…

Thanks, Patrick. Could you please also write one about alcohol, internet porn, and another one about alcohol? Asking for a friend, of course.

Are there tips to do the REVERSE? I love video games and I have on Steam but I come home from work and I just land on the couch for TV or anime. I have to FORCE myself to do one episode a week of Life Is Strange right now and it’s not like I don’t ENJOY it, I just don’t get sucked INTO games anymore. I’m just like…

Same, especially with a giant gaming backlog (I’m approaching 300 titles). It’s not like I have “real” responsibilities outside of my job and a low-time-cost volunteer gig, either. I’ve just not been able to game as much as I’d like.

I have the opposite problem at this point. As I grow older and remain more busy it’s harder to find time for it though I definitely still enjoy the hobby. I’m not into the more mindless aspects of gaming so I’m not trying to waste time on Call of Duty but rather enjoy video games as the great art form they’ve evolved…