It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a multitude of gaming consoles, must be in want of a life.

And yet gaming is evolving. It’s no longer the preserve of teenage boys or men over the age of thirty who wish they were still teenage boys.

Gaming is everywhere. Whether it be entire families waving their arms wildly to the Wii or granddads trying to beat back dementia with brain exercises on the Nintendo DX.

For the rest of us there is social gaming. And it’s rapidly becoming our favourite waste of time.