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Attack of the Gaming Grannies

Posted by Zonk on from the old-grandma-hardcore dept.

Craig Sender writes "BusinessWeek Online has a piece on the expansion of the gaming market into the octogenarian, market." From the article: "Though some may find it surprising, the senior gaming trend isn't hard to understand. For starters, many folks living on Social Security find they don't have a lot of money for entertainment or travel, and video gaming is a fun and affordable diversion, especially if you rent games or trade titles on the Internet."

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  1. My grandmother games by thesandtiger · · Score: 2, Funny

    She is addicted to Pogo - Word Whomp! especially.

    Recently she had knee replacement surgery and, while in the recovery room was aparrently spelling out words: "Gear. G. E. A. R. Gear. Don't forget rage - Rage. R. A. G. E. Rage."

    I'm trying to imagine her on XBox Live! and it sends me into giggle fits. She used to be a school teacher and was the disciplinarian - she'd whip those l33t k1dd3z into shape!

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    Since I can't tell them apart, I treat all ACs as the same person.
  2. Coming soon to an arcade near you: Granny DDR! by GlenRaphael · · Score: 2, Funny
    Her dance is really fast and she jumps real far!

    She's a terror on In The Groove and D-D-R;

    It's the little old lady from Pasadena...

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    I play Nerd-Folk!