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A hallmark of addiction is that addicts will betray their strongly-held ethical and moral convictions in order to get their drug of choice. Case in point: a 54-year-old Maine woman embezzled $166,000 and of that, used $4000 to play the social media games “Mafia Wars” and “YoVille.” Is this a case of games imitating life?

Just in time for Christmas, here are the top 10 “most addicting” console games per a survey conducted by Gamesutra.

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – 73% of gamers who said they’d played said they felt ‘addicted’ to it
2. Skyrim: The Elder Scrolls V – 70%
3. Halo 3 – 68%
4. Final Fantasy VII – 63%
5. Grand Theft Auto IV – 58%
6. Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls IV – 56%
7. The Sims – 55%
8. Red Dead Redemption – 46%
9. FIFA 2012 – 42%
10. Tetris – 39%