Music and Gaming

Do you listen to music when you play video games? For some it gets them in the mood to play games and for some music just distracts from the experience of the game. Personally if I am not listening to something and a game isn't fast paced I get bored with it. Then there are times where the game itself needs to be heard, like specific dialogue needs to be listened to so you can find out where you need to go next, and in that case I don't play music at all. I do feel that video games and music go together hand in hand because if you look at games like Madden or any sports game really they each have their own soundtrack with real songs and not just songs made for the game. And in those cases the music gets you in the mood to play the games and even helps boost music sales, but that's a different topic. But what are your thoughts, what do you do? Do you listen to music and game or do you prefer the in game sound over music when you game? Post in the comments or reply to me on twitter at @lasersgo.