How many times have you walked into a conversation about the umpteen hours your friend spent playing Rockband or Gears of War the night before? I find that I get gamer fatigue after an hour or two of gaming while my friends are able to play well into the wee hours of the morning. At what point can one be considered a true gamer?

A few nights ago I was on the dreaded Facebook checking my Farmville (for the first time in quite a few months) to find that my crops were all withered, as expected. Before I could even get to plowing up the dead dirt and laying fresh bell pepper seeds, there was a montage of updates and advertisements for "friend add" prompts, Farmcash deals and something called an “unwither ring.”