Interesting article about the rise of work simulation games (ala Farming Simulator and insert-occupation-here simulator).
http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/how-video-games-make-you-work?mbid=social_facebook
An interesting read. Maybe because if you work your ass off in a game you actually get something out of it (well, in the game you do lol), whereas in life you get no guarantee of anything.