As a new gamespot user for the second time, I'm not expecting a warm welcome into the gamespot society. I learned that lesson the first time, but now, having grown up a little bit, I decided to come back and make a new profile just for the heck of it., and also because I'm considering going into business, and the video games obviously make a lot of money. We'll see what happens. Video games intrigue me. They always have, from the time I watched my cousins play shoot'em up games on the PSone as little fella to present day. I'll be the first to admit, I'm not much of a gamer nowadays, I'll explain that later. But they've always fascinated me. They're a form of entertainment that's interactive, something that's always grabbed my mind's eye. One isn't simply just sitting back watching something unfold on a screen, watching characters interact and move through the world without any control as to what happens, like in a movie. As a gamer you are IN the experience. Either you are a character watching an epic story unfold around you, or you are the one that actually controls the events. This is obviously why games are the most gripping, moving form of entertainment, although a form undiscovered to many out there. I believe it will take time untill games climb the ladder from a toy for children and the immature to a recognized art form. However, I find it frustrating when even "hardcore" gamers twist what video games really are. They are treated as simply fun. True, video games are fun. Entertainment as a whole is for fun. But it can get to a point where games become consuming, someone's whole life, where they find their worth. For instance, consider Xbox Live ratings. How many people brag about how high they're ranked on the Halo 3 leaderboards? No doubt a business savvy move by the makers, as it draws people in and keeps them hooked, but as people we need to keep things in perspective. Video games are GAMES. Entertainment. They don't get you anywhere in life unless you are proffessional (a feat few have achieved) or you are in the industry, either making games or selling them. I got into this as well, I will admit, until it hit me that video games are in fact just games. I was the kid that EV trained his Pokemon, and the guy that spent many late nights up on XBL pwning noobs at GoW. Hence the jargin. So anyways. I'm not bashing any gamers here. I'm just stating my views on video games, something i found appropriate for my first post. So! Basically I'm on gamespot to keep track of the industry. What's happening, what new games are coming out, ect. If one catches my eye I'll definitely try it out, but I've given up buying games just to write a review or say I've played them. So don't be suprised if i never write reviews. If i have something to say about a game I'll post here, on the blog. Anywho thanks for reading, if anyone does actually read this. I'd appreciate it if you'd track me, I love to see what other people think about the gaming industry, and I'll help anyone to the extent of my abilities. Or if you want to talk music I'm in. I'm also a Christian, so I'd love to answer any questions about that as well :) God Bless- 3pic9