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Are you a Gaming Junkie?

Mike Anthony | 11:22 UK time, Thursday, 10 December 2009

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I have to admit that since the release of Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2, the hours I've put in have been ridiculous!! My whole life seems to be passing me by. When I see my friends constantly on-line (until 5am) I know where they are, but meeting up for a social has gone out the window.

What's happened to everyone? Dev from Radio1 and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Switch had to give his copy to his mum otherwise no studying would be getting done! What about Fifa10, There's another game that keeps you completely glued to the TV......Grand Theft Auto, Assassin's Creed, Rainbow 6, the list is endless. What is now apparent and blatantly obvious is that the gaming fraternity has succeeded in DRUGGING US!!!! We are addicts people and we're becoming more gaming junkies.

I want you to think about this and be honest? The first step is being able to admit it. The second step is being able to talk to someone about it. We want you to tell us how many hours do you spend playing video games? DON'T LIE!!!!! TELL THE TRUTH!!! WE CAN HELP YOU....... Ok the last ones a lie but leave your hours on the wall and the game that has you hooked, and we'll try our best to help, from one addict to another....

Mike

Comments

  • Comment number 1.

    My boyfriend is ADDICTED to ProEvo 2010 and does not talk to me for the whole day if he looses the game. Its so annoying!

  • Comment number 2.

    Before the release of COD MW2 my friend played for a whole 7 days straight on COD4 and then took a whole 12 days off work just to play MW2 =) the power of games ey?! Big up Ben Bayliss from Leicester

  • Comment number 3.

    when my son was 9 days old i left him with his dad for 1 hour wen i walk in he was play xbox with my baby sleeping on his lap i dont think he moved for another hour, dont ask me what game it was but i no i never watch tv untill he finished, which was a week.

  • Comment number 4.

    Fellas,I thought i was addicted to FIFA10 and completed my first 3 seasons in about a week! When CODMW2 came out, i completed it on a FRIDAY night from 4pm-1am. Then my pal got it the next day and we done the same at his place the next night! Now im doing college work on the PC and the PS3 is staring at me ....

  • Comment number 5.

    my boyfriend is constently on his xbox or ps3 on MW2. there is no chance of any convo with him as he says he "is in the zone" and he needs to concentrate. he has now passed this addiction on to our house mate and he is constently on his xbox now as well!!! it sounds like im in an actual war wen they are both playin on it!!! ARGH!!!!

  • Comment number 6.

    my 15yr old younger brother is a self confessed addict! he literally spends all day on xbox live and says he's going upstairs to "SWEAT on his xbox!" he is literally glued to the thing and my mum has to unplug them modem to get him off it! his headset broke and all hell broke loose cos he couldnt talk to his friends online! what happend to going out 2 see friend like in my day!

  • Comment number 7.

    Call of Duty Modern Warefare 2 is extremely addictive, Im even considering buying a seconds Xbox so i can 1 vs 1 Cage match myself and boost my prestige up quicker! Would you say this is going abit too far? :P

  • Comment number 8.

    The worse thing that could ever happen whilst playing on xbox is when your online playing call of duty and you've got the sickest score and you're blatantly better then everyone else with like a 50:5 kill - death ratio and then all of a sudden you get disconnected-BY YOUR MUM BECAUSE SHES BEEN CALLING YOU TO COME DOWN FOR DINNER FOR THE LAST HOUR!!!!!!

    BIG IT UP TO ALL THE GAME DESIGNERS OUT THERE!

  • Comment number 9.

    yeah man im a gaming junkie 4 life had to kick 2 gal to da curb cuz of it . typical night 4 me get in from work n switch on me ps3 and bring war to the world take xtra pride in whacking american gamers lol. my current gal says she dnt mind

  • Comment number 10.

    have you ever come home to find that someone has hid the xbox controllers because they know that once you get on the xbox you are not getting off for another 8 hours (which in a gamers perspective only feels like 30mins)! Hard times :(

  • Comment number 11.

    Listener text sent in from todays show at 12:01

    "I've been dreaming about ranking up. I'm on 3rd prestige. Me and my girl are nearly dun. I'm a feen." Damian in Birmingham.

  • Comment number 12.

    Listener text sent in from todays show at 11:50

    "Yo guys my gamerscore is round 60k and I have a job a life and a lady so I'm kool wats your gamerscore?" Richie frm Cardiff

  • Comment number 13.

    Listener text sent in from todays show at 11:48

    "When G.T.A 3 first came out I was addicted and messed up my GCSE's because of it! I nearly did the same with my masters." Nital

  • Comment number 14.

    Listener text sent in from todays show at 11:47

    "I've been playing modern warfare since 5 this morning, finished at 2 the morning before...yes addicted." Lav, Walsall.

  • Comment number 15.

    When playing ace combat 12, I started played from 5 in the evening then recieved a call from my boss midday the following day to ask why I had missed my meeting I set up!

  • Comment number 16.

    Listener text sent in from todays show at 11:08

    "Cool Rampage, I wouldnt say I'm a C.O.D addict but I have C.O.D rage the game vexes me too many times. Big show, bless. " Dan



  • Comment number 17.

    My ex became obsessed with his xbox, call of duty and halo 3 he then stayed in week after week on the xbox.and yet had the cheak to invite me round day after day to spend time in other words watch him talking to other members on the xbox 360 as it was his lifeline.

    they should be made illegal

  • Comment number 18.

    Im a confessed fifa junkie. Its getting to the stage where i even dream about playing it. Its on right now but thankfully i have your show fueling my sexy skillz :)

    Merry xmas happy gaming

  • Comment number 19.

    Listener texts sent in from the show at 11:49

    "Rampage, I think i lost myself to gaming, things get messy at times and I cant back out of modern warfare 2 its tooo addictive. Merry Christmas". Dan-P

  • Comment number 20.

    Listener email sent in to the show: 12:05

    "I lost my boyfriend to gaming, it got so bad i thought he was having an affair with another girl. Then i found out it was all just a passionate love triangle between his best mate dan and left for dead 2"! Fern.

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