Imagine if you will that after a long day at the office, you have settled down in front of your computer or home console for a relaxing session of video games. Unfortunately for you, the game is against you in every way. As the hours wear on, not only does the game start to feel less fun, but it begins to feel more like the daily grind that you just left! Tragically, you find yourself caught in the vicious cycle of wanting to progress and wanting to go to sleep. These are the games that stop being fun and start becoming work the more they are played. Just so there's no confusion, we've modeled them like potential job postings.

Warriors, Mages, Rogues et all wanted for adventuring and repetitive grinding. Mostly repetitive grinding.

Reply to: World of Warcraft (PC)

Alliance or Horde looking for individuals to transport themselves to a land with its own currency and economy to fetch items and kill monsters over and over again in a futile attempt to advance within a complicated caste system. Long hours are required to advance in the company.

Duties include gathering raw materials for construction of other items, journeying to the same locations over and over again to destroy the same enemies, finding adventuring groups that will accept your class and specialty. Supervisors are located around the company for access to tasks that do not change as time goes on. Going into the forest to hunt boars for hours on end is both encouraged and necessary for success.

Ideal candidates must have the motivation and experience of repeating the same task for hours on end and the desire to advance to the upper echelons of the company. Players level 59 and below need not apply for an upper management position. Payment will be made in full to the company for time rendered at $15.00/month.

Brave Knights Needed to Collect Souls and Stay Alive

Reply to: Demon's Souls (PS3)

Citadel of a lost civilization seeks brave individuals to reclaim honor and glory by dying for their company numerous times. Memorization of business patterns of other company employees is a must for success in this high-stress environment. Numerous cases of death is not an uncommon side effect for loyal and longtime employees.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a willingness to learn from mistakes, no matter how numerous they might be and no matter how often they may occur and eventually lead to the candidate's unwitting demise. They must also continue to perform admirably and persevere with fewer resources at their disposal following fatal errors.

During the end of each quarter, employees are evaluated by a manager on what they have learned and gained during their time at the company. Should those employees not conform to the high standards the company has, that employee will be demoted and be forced to start their work from the beginning, but with fewer resources and less time.

Plumbers and Toads needed for extermination of large pests

Reply to: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Multiplayer

Princess of far off country seeks enterprising plumbers and mushroom-headed denizens for the extermination of large, green pests that infest her castle. Ideal candidates must be willing to travel, exhibit a vast amount of physical skill in terms of jumping and be willing to experiment with local flora and fauna to determine the best path to extermination.

Expect to be slowed down by your co-workers who will continually block your way and occasionally cause you to fail in a most inconvenient way. While it may seem like a good idea to attempt this job with friends, it is not recommended as many of our employees walk in as friends, but walk out as bitter enemies for the inconveniences they have caused each other during their time at work.

Portly plumbers with large posteriors and a penchant for pilfering treasure need not apply.

Young, adventurous individual needed for completion of animal encyclopedia

Reply to: Pokemon

A young, adventurous individual is required for completion of a complicated digital animal encyclopedia that scans captive animals for basic biological facts and data. Travel is a must. Employees must be willing to work long hours on a limited budget to capture, groom, raise and care for many of these small creatures.

Ideal candidates exhibit a willingness to complete all started projects. Employees must travel to other nations to finish

the encyclopedia as well as communicate with employees from other branches of the company to compare notes for the betterment of the project. A competitive edge is a plus.

While pitting animals against each other in deadly combat is not the intention of the project, it can be a necessary aspect of completing the encyclopedia. Squeamish individuals need not apply.

Get fit fast!

Reply to: Wii Fit

Personal trainer seeking health-minded individuals willing to try new methods of staying in shape. Candidates must be willing to a daily training regimen of running, yoga, exercises and other activities to improve health and center of balance as well as commit to the program for an extended period of time.

Potential candidates will be asked to set a goal for themselves in terms of an ideal body weight. Candidates are expected to meet that goal with an expectation to continue improvement as time goes on. Trainer will check daily for progress on all fronts including that of weight and center of balance.

Lazy individuals need not apply.