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We Are All Gamers

Posted by Zonk on from the i-knew-it dept.

One of the BBC's 'At-A-Glance' features talks about the realities of gaming in Britain, and it has some encouraging statistics for the industry's continued health. "The detailed project, called State of Play, profiled UK gamers and non-gamers from 6 to 65 and found that almost 60% played games. Of those, 48% are women and 100% of 6 to 10-year-olds play games ... The average age of the UK gamer is 28, perhaps much higher that one might expect. Unsurprisingly, those born in the 90s do not know life without games. Perhaps more unexpectedly, 51% of the 36 to 50s play games, and the figures are still rising. "

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  1. 48% percent are women? by thatoneguy_jm · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Of those, 48% are women"


    Clearly, I need to move to the UK.
  2. Many of these are not games!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Much of what people consider to be 'games', are really Murder Simulators and Sex Simulators! How can training to become a sniper, one-man-army, pagan shaman, or dirty pervert be a meer game? These people should not be labled as gamers(one who games), but as psychopaths! And they should be treated as such!