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Gamers Aren't (Always) Geeks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gimme-my-pringles-and-mtn-dew-and-turn-of-the-lights dept.

wo1verin3 writes "CNN is reporting that not all gamers are the anti-social folk they are hyped to be by parents and the media. Roughly two-thirds of college students play video games, but the image of a nerdy guy who spends all day in a dimly lit room blowing up computer-generated bad guys is off base, according to a new study. Full story here."

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  1. Re:and like - shock horror... by op51n · · Score: 5, Funny

    New discovery: not all stereotypes are valid!

  2. Another newsflash: by swordboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not all netadmin's are geeks either. Some of them are MCSEs.

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  3. Re:Quite a few gamers in college... by jebell · · Score: 5, Funny
    I was a Quaker at the time but quickly picked up on Madden.

    Geez, you people sure do take your games seriously. What was the conversion like? Did you have to be baptized again?

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