Via reddit, I see that “a national newspaper” in the UK is soliciting some True Life Stories:
A national newspaper wants your story and will pay hundreds of pounds to the right person.
Write a few lines about how computer games turned you to crime and if it’s something we like, we’ll call you straight back.
Hundreds of pounds. That’s pretty enticing. I reckon I’m familiar enough with games (and the standard of coverage they get) to give this a good welly… sure, I might feel a bit dirty, but hundreds of pounds will buy me a lot of soap.
Start with the story about how mario made you want to ride dress up quite gayly and leap on things.