The Giants won the World Series 5 times before they moved to Candlestick, hence World Series victors. I didn't say they won at the 'Stick. Perhaps a bit unclear, but still technically correct. Read more

And - which team won the World Series there? Read more

You aren't alone. I'm 35 and on crapy weather days and weekends when my wife is out saving lives in the OR, I sit in front of my xbox. I own nearly all of the COD's starting with Modern Warfare. I also own a few of the Battlefield titles including the newest one on my Xbox One. I don't play the multiplayer side. … Read more

Less shocked by the masturbation confession, more shocked by the fact you have only recently heard of the phrase "grinding" despite being an avid gamer. Read more

Video games have been helping me cope with depression for years. This past year is especially rough, as not only did I loose my high paying skilled trades job, my unemployment insurance is now gone. I make $0.00 and the stress and anxiety is keeping me from sleeping, eating, and now even simply getting out to… Read more

With BioWare games in particular, you're spending time with incredibly well-crafted characters. Most of the gameplay has to do with interactions with your party members, and romance is an inevitable part of that. You form emotional bonds with these characters, which shows how well BioWare can pull off their… Read more

Dude. DUDE. Relax. It's OK. As a female gamer I have always assumed that all guys jerk it to every female game character ever. I mean, otherwise why are they dressed like that? Read more

First time visiting Deadspin, caught this on a Kotaku link. But you sir are fantastic. Read more

Oh Morrigan.. - I totally get where you are coming from Garrett, when I was playing DA, I was looking forward to the "solo" moments with her more than anything else with the story, and not just because she had a care-free awesome cleavage, but because of the mood it gave out, like a sort of bad girl slowly getting it… Read more

"Everything's going to be okay." said the cowboy at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Same. Ah, tech. "I see job postings everyday, you can't get one of these?" "No. Not really." But mostly cause I dont want to. I don't like that world anymore, and I can't take the forced happiness that comes with the canned-can-do attitude of my co-workers. Depression? Insanely high IQ? A little too much crazy over… Read more

It's good to feel like you're the one who knocks. Read more

Wow. I have to say this is one of the best pieces I've read in a good while. I think it strikes a chord with many people; we're all somehow feeling disenfranchised and alone, filled with hate at one institution or another - at something - and have no place to really direct that anger. Read more

Thanks for sharing. "Everything is going to be OK" doesn't often comfort, because we can't visualize things once they are OK yet. But inability to visualize does not make the inevitable result untrue. The tunnel will end, regardless of whether you can see the light or not. Nothing can make your current shitty… Read more

This piece reminds me, in its own way, of Tom Bissel's chapter on playing GTA IV in Extra Lives. He'd get high on cocaine and play for 96 hours straight. What I'm saying is not "wow, both things are this or that" but that certain things mean a lot to us at particular times in our lives, the way I pretty much associate… Read more

I lost my job right around the same time. Right out of the blue I was canned 'We are taking the company in a different direction, and you aren't part of it' see:(you're a honest person and we're doing some shady things and we don't trust you to keep your mouth shut). Mere Months after I had just moved my household… Read more

Iv'e seen some harsh replies already which is to be expected , but don't worry about them , people don't understand what they haven't experienced and quite frankly most people nowadays are arrogant and close minded Read more

You have my utmost respect for being courageous enough to look inside yourself and share it with the world, especially with the Gawker network.

As someone who has entered into full-on depression and was lucky enough to come out of the job causing it and into a wonderful new job (and career) as well as emerging stronger… Read more

Great piece! I like your writing alot. This may help someone out there who feels exactly like you do right now.
Hopefully the GF can find the strength to keep supporting you through it. You're not alone m'friend.
Keep your chin up, look for the sunshine, and if nothing else you still have one ball left! Read more

Interesting read, I'm sure more of us can relate than would outwardly admit. I was hoping for a bit more exploration into the the effects of this kind of escapism. Is it harmful or actually therapeutic to play a violent video when one is in a period of crisis/situational depression/trauma. I don't think there is… Read more