Yes it does. My mom will go on and on about her fictitious television shows. Yet if I start to talk about New Vegas or some other game she says it's just a game (no [censored] mom, I know that) and that video games are for kids and I should grow up. I then tell her that her television shows are just tv shows and that she should grow up. "That's not the same thing".

Then the other day she told me she didn't know how many advlts played video games. Even though I told her about that many, many times. Also, when I was around 12-13 years old two of my friends thought it was weird that I had a subscription to a video game magazine. Ignorance lol.

I dont think its as much video game player as a whole, yes there will always be those people who have the set opinion that we should all act in the manner set forth by them as a standard, but i know way to many professional people who play video games, and young and old people, i think the problematic part is the stereotyped nerd who plays video games who can qoute every line from a game and knows how many pixels there are in the blemish on said characters face, and spend more time learning pointless facts.

I enjoy playing games, but i enjoy playing them not living them, or making them my life, what was the final straw for me was when i was with some people i knew and we went out drinking and the guys just made it a nerd fest from when we walked in the door, i couldnt stand it for long, there were higher priorities there which they didnt seem to notice, but i think they were lucky to walk out, and not carried out.

A lot of people in my area play video games, but there still is a kind of social stigma. Here is an example of what I mean.

Me: Hey, do you have a PS3? I thought that I might want to add you.
Guy: No, I have a 360
Me: My bad I-
Guy: PS3 svcks

Keep in mind that I am a 15 minute drive from Microsoft HQ...

Long, ranting answer: On the contrary, I believe gaming has become too mainstream for its own good. Since millions and millions of people play games now, practices like DLC, heavy streamlining and releasing unfinished products are not only rampant, but most people either accept them or ignore them. I suppose I should just join them and save myself the stress.

Short answer: Nope.

A social stigma? Nope. Some people object to it being a time sink (I'm looking at you darlin'), but that can be worked out.

I don't play video games, more-so video games play me.

There is still stigma. I don't talk about video games to co-workers or relatives. Even if they're too polite to say it, you can tell they think it's a waste of time and something for teenage boys.

Indeed. The younger generations who now grow up with games will not have the same social stigma since it is no longer something exclusive to supernerds and loners. Gaming has become mainstream and like television and radio will become a social norm.

I don't know, do they?

I work in an office and I'm only 19, people my age play plenty of games and talk about them from time to time.
My colleagues are 24-60+ and there is a few mentions of games between them but that's rare, and it's usually the younger guys or the parents talking about their children wanting one. A few older colleagues play minesweeper and solitaire during their lunch.

I'm the gaming guru of this building, I've had several colleagues come up and ask my opinion on games for their kids like Skyrim at Christmas last year