This weeks gaming podcast, we’re flashing back to Trade Wars and the Teleplay Modem while learning a bit about our communities ideas about video gaming in prison. We’re checking out a few news tidbits for the week:

• PlayStation 3 has been hacked
• Microsoft plagued by another class action lawsuit
• Nintendo giving their opinion of the iPad
• Gamestop COO wants to educate customers about DLC
• Metal Gear Solid Head developer not happy with delay

This week we’re asking the question: Is it acceptable for older people to play games and when did this become socially acceptable for adults to be gamers?

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This is in response to the question of the week.  Of course it is acceptable for older people to play games.  Most of the older gamers nowadays were the very kids who played games (thanks to their loving understanding parents) when this all began.  Some people enjoy sports, others prefer booze, gambling, etc…while people like us enjoy games.  There is nothing wrong with that.

When the time comes that we become senior citizens, i'm pretty sure we'll still be playing games (and probably be playing Universe of Warcraft or something similar with our VR helmets) and gaming will be universally accepted.  Games will become the golf of our generation when that time comes.