As the lyrics go, It’s been a while… So how are you? Glad to hear it… me, I’m not so bad. I’ve got nice things on the horizon, or rather us PS2 owners do. If you look to your left you’ll see Spiderman (game based movie action hitting us around Mayish). If you’ve seen the recent trailer for the video game you’ll be just as excited as I am.

“Hype – an intentional excess verging on deception that creates great popular enthusiasm for a person or product.”

Let me start by saying that this editorial (and all subsequent editorials from me) are not meant to harm or infuriate anyone at all. Think of it as merely a glimpse from the other side.

I recently had a “discussion” with a friend who couldn’t understand why at 23 I still enjoyed playing what she called “stupid little games”. When I asked if she had ever played a videogame I got a look like I had spit in her face. “I don’t need to play them to know֦quot; and with that she stormed off.