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I have not blogged in a while. Here goes...

Have the protagonists in gaming evolved into that of god-like power?

2009 may be remembered as the year of domination in gaming. In recent years there has been a shift in many popular titles where the main character seems human but in many ways display the powers of a god. They are in complete control of their situation but at the same time helpless by their environment.

In many games, we see the character evolve....

• 11% of all household games have unopened titles

We recently looked at what appeared to be a revealing statistic that mentioned the average video game collection has 48 titles. Average.

It's even more revealing that in a little over one out of ten homes some of those average 48 titles are unopened.

Before I begin, I need to disclose something. There was a time that I lived in one of those homes. Actually, I was the cause for the home. I had Prince of Persia Warrior...

Gamasutra is reporting some numbers from an NPD survey:

• The average video game collection has 48 titles
• 11% of all household games have unopened titles
• 54% trade in their titles when they no longer play them

Of all the data mentioned I find these three the most troubling. I'd like to take three separate occasions and get us to think about them, if only a little.

I did a quick survey of the console games I own, and I check in at 24. Add portable games to the number and...