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Attention. When Im giving it to her she doesnt want and when Im not she does. She seems to need to talk only when I am a)reading a book b)sleeping c)Playing World of Warcraft.
Edit - Tone of Voice. I might in the end turn out to be right when arguing a point of fact however I will in the end be wrong because when arguing said point I used a tone that was "mean, condescending, etc". Which is true I might have been but unless I argue a point like a vulcan I am liable to be at fault.
This nails my problem, well, annoyance rather on the head heh.
As for the video games. My significant other got to a point where she was feeling a little put off as I seemed to pay more attention to gaming than I did her. (Well, I was somewhat) So we made a deal.
I get to raid 3 nights a week, meaning I only miss one night of scheduled raiding anyway, and she leaves me alone when I do so. The rest of the time, I put all my attentions on her. This has helped us immensely in the relationship department, and happier g/f = happier Filter.
Since you mention a "controller cord" I will assume he is a console gamer. As such there is a memory card, and you can restart/reload whenever you want. I wish I had that option in MMO's, but as many of you already know, bailing on the raid in a raiding guild = bad for your future ingame.
So in short, agree on a schedule, stick to it, and make him save his game and get off when it isn't his time to be playing. He will be annoyed at first, but eventually thank you for it. If he doesn't, I would look for a more sinister problem beneath the surface.
Video games are a great way to slowly blow off the g/f you don't want around anymore without getting confrontational, I am a low low sack of ****, and have done it many times ^_^
I sincerely hope that isn't the problem, but you might wanna take a closer look at things.