Anyone who thinks that gamers do not socialize is a complete fucking idiot...
Gamers socialize more than any other type of addicted fucks out there. Gamers socialize in game lobbies whether on xbox live, PSN or pc servers.
On top of that, most of these gamers belong or are part of a community or clan just like ours, who use forums to interact and socialize with others. Shit Blame has met our clan's 2nd in Command and even gone out together on several occasions, gamers actually meet great people who very commonly create and develop great friendships and even long lasting friendships.
The people who write these articles about gamers and or post comments about gamers not being social and just being addicted are the ones who have no social life themselves. They are the ones who are trying to figure out why "they" can't make friends either on the internet or at home.