David

It's just the nature of the comments... nobody engages the discussion respectfully. Understandably, many people here don't take the premise of the article (that video games are bad) seriously in the first place.

So, knowing that they will receive the encouragement of their like-minded peers, they just take the opportunity to get some laughs from ad hominem attacks.

He indicated that TV is bad for you too. I think video games and TV alike suffer from being "passive entertainment" as described in the article -- but video games much LESS so than other forms of entertainment. In fact, I liken video games more to a form of intense meditation.

Wonderful. If the start button actually turns it on, I love it!

Video game fans have respect for women in the industry! Men and women alike, we look forward to our future in which women are a vital and equal part of a conscientious and respectful community of gamers!

Well, the Rock Band guitar controller for the PS3 is wireless, which is nice. =\

Wow, this makes no sense! Who at Activision decided it was a good idea? I would have bought their game if the patch had come out. Now I'm just angry at the whole brand!

This looks fun!! PSN has so much quality content. Along with all the great XBLA games coming out this month, it's a good time to be a downloader!

woh, woh there buddy. That was some pretty extreme sarcasm.

When are the darn Folklore add-ons coming to the US? I've been wanting to play those a long time!

My dad loves The Who. I wanted to download their album so he could play it over thanksgiving. I think he'd totally dig it!

(on the other hand, he plays some guitar so maybe he'd find it lame)