​Video games have been accused of a lot of things over the years. Everything from making kids fat, to inspiring mass murders, to shitty driving, bad eyesight, and the sharp rise of virginism in the post-adolescent male world. Without a doubt, video games have taken the brunt of a great many things, justified or not. Which is an excellent segue. Adweek, along with some so-called experts, believe that Zynga games like FarmVille, CityVille and Mob-- I mean Mafia Wars, have done in the daytime soap operas for good. It seems that for the longest time, lonely housewives have gone to their televisions for company, befriending syrupy hunks and dolled up babettes and implausible story lines. But now, there's a new time occupier, one that can help pass the days filled by gin and tonic numbness, the distant crying of toddlers, and tattered old copies of Good Housekeeping.