As someone whose entire life has been steeped in video games, I often forget that I’m still in the minority. Gamers account for a smaller part of the population. Not all readers of Elmore County Living are accustomed to articles about video games in your local magazine. If you’ve ever felt out of place here or skimmed past this column, that’s on me.
But this month, let’s try to fix that.
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