Gears of war, A Game or a Job?

I've had Gears of War 1 & 2 for a year and still haven't gotten all the achievements. Especially the online ones since I don't have xbox live. I don't really care though but if a friend wanted to help me then that would be okay. I actually have more achievements for the second gears than I do for the first one. Seriously 2.0 100,000 kills is pretty boring to get sometimes. I think I'm at 10,000 kills. I don't really like becoming obsessed with a game. I really do like the achievements but I don't want them to take away from the fun of the game.
I also love Resident Evil and Silent Hill because they scare me. I used to watch my bro play but then I decided I wanted to be scared too. Survival Horror is my main genre but I also like Action,cop games,grand theft auto etc.
I've been playing games for 15 or so years because it's an escape and it's fun to play,especially with brothers/sisters. I'd be pretty bored without video games!