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Your Mom And Gaming

Posted by Zonk on from the lady-bought-me-a-nes-i'm-legally-obligated-to-love-her-now dept.

Tomorrow is Mother's Day in the US, and Newsweek's N'Gai Croal rightly estimates that many gamers owe a lot to their mothers. Because they indulged what they likely initially saw as a strange choice of hobby, we have a thriving gaming industry to enjoy today. The Level Up site offers an interview with a woman on the Newsweek staff who learned to tolerate those 'console things', and another piece where N'Gai interviews his own mom about his games-related past. "N'Gai: Growing up, you allowed us kids to have a computer, but we weren't allowed to have a videogame machine. What was your thinking behind that? Yvonne Croal: Well, in my estimation at that time, videogames were just another silly game. We certainly didn't want you to be spending 24/7 playing these games that we considered not productive in any way." If you're still looking for a gift for your own mom, Pop Cap is giving away a free copy of Bejeweled to anyone that signs up for their newsletter. Worked on my mom. Happy Mother's Day.

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  1. Finally by antifoidulus · · Score: 5, Funny

    a chance to tag something "yourmom". I've been waiting since high school for this :P

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    Monstar L
    1. Re:Finally by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
      I didn't wait; I've been tagging your mom since high school.

      Burn!

  2. indulge choice of hobby? by aichpvee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Forget indulging the choice of hobby, a lot of gamers owe their mom first for the 35 years of living in her basement!

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    The Farewell Tour II
  3. Ah, but it IS free for OS X by bluemonq · · Score: 5, Informative

    Get the PC registration codes, download the Mac trial, and then activate it with said codes.