The brunt of your question is the fact that you feel guilty for spending your time enjoying Games rather than programming. Perhaps your real concern might be h

The brunt of your question is the fact that you feel guilty for spending your time enjoying Games rather than programming. Perhaps your real concern might be how you manage time. Gaming and programming don't have to conflict with one another as long as you manage the time you spend on each activity. Yes you might not be able to have a marathon 6 hour session playing CS as you did in your younger days as unfortunately the toils of adult life tend to take precedence, but if you schedule in a bit of gaming time in the evening or at weekends then I don't see there's any reason why you have to 'give it up to become a better programmer'.