Some games never seem to end. In the case of the wildly popular World of Warcraft or any other MMO, this is by design; it keeps the money flowing and the subscribers owing. An informal poll of three of my own WoW guildmates turned up the following times played: 75 Days, 22 Hours, 12 Minutes, 36 Seconds. 111 Days, 11 Hours, 56 Minutes, 31 Seconds. 35 Days, 6 Hours, 57 Minutes, 31 Seconds. Yikes. But what about those games that go on and on but promise an ending in sight? Which non-MMO games flat-out consume the most time without seeming to get the player anywhere near an ending? Here’s a look at mine.

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Have you ever played a porn game? No, of course you haven’t. Neither have I. And if I ever did, it would have been purely for research purposes.

This week, in Robot Punch!, we’ll discuss a genre of video game that doesn’t often find much coverage in the media, despite its significant role in the industry: The H-game. Also known as eroge (short for “erotic games”), the genre recently caught some heat and now we’re feeling a little more guilty about ourselves.

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Today, I realized that my ex has REALLY dumped me for a video game. And he will not change his mind.

Q: What do you say to your lazy friend who is moving out?

A: Time to go pac-man.