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Condemned for destroying MMO server communities, grouping tools, like WoW's Dungeon/Raid Finder, actually do the complete opposite.

What do real-life farmers and virtual Farmville farmers have in common?

A loser's perception on MMOs and why they aren't for him.

Do you play Rock Band on your own, or is that the mark of a whiskey-swilling, chain-smoking hermit?

A look back at the past ten years and why they were more important for the gaming culture than we think.

A more finished and polished version of this article is here http://bitmob.com/articles/gender-identity-and-game-avatars this version is left intact for everyone to have the chance to see me spazz out and rage over this article idea not going anywhere. I sure do go about making friends in high places.....I suck.

I hold the belief that there is always some deeper reason to our behavior. To game is not a personal decision. Well, it is on a micro level. But the sum total of "to game" decisions represents something larger, something more universal, that leads people to play video games.