Game Over

December, 2013

There's at least one man in America who won't play video games. Meet our resident freak of natureTHERE'S AT LEASTONE MAN IN AMERICAWHO WON'T PLAYVIDEOGAMES. MEETOUR RESIDENTFREAK OF NATUREEvery time I see one of those amazing ads for Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto—more com­plex and otherworldly than any movie trailer—I wonder why I stopped playing video games. Then I remember: puberty. I'm a shy, socially anxious guy, and until hormones pro­pelled me to withstand stomach pains to make friends,...