Convincing work from consumer research groups suggests that video games are recession-proof earners:
Gaming fans shopping recently at a Best Buy in San Francisco echoed Riley's words; Malou Taylor says she's more likely to play a game than go to a movie.
"I might as well use the money on a game that I can have for a longer time," she says…
Though video games initially earned a bad rap for being something of a loner activity, gaming has become an increasingly sociable event. Some couples, like Benjamin Gerald and Char Williams, say they stay home together and play.
"Last night, we spent, like, six hours," Gerald says. "Char was playing the game, and I'm sitting on the couch next to her … I'm totally involved, even though I'm not even playing the thing."
Um, yah — and then there's this little thing called "massively multiplayer games" you guys mighta heard of?
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