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Average Gamer Is 37 Years Old

Posted by Soulskill on from the get-off-my-sim-lawn dept.

kolbe writes "A new study from the Entertainment Software Association suggests that the average age of today's gamers is between the 37 and 41 years old. If true, does this mean that game studios should be adjusting their demographics accordingly? Is Generation X the next 'baby boomer' market for the gaming industry?"

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  1. Re:Middle age and I hate games by DarwinSurvivor · · Score: 3, Funny

    Darn, that's too bad. I just found this really cool game. You start with an empty text file and the goal is to combine keywords and codes in order to create a procedural algorithm that produces an environment containing further goals for others to complete.

  2. Re:original by mcvos · · Score: 4, Funny

    its up from 34 last year apparently. So gamers are ageing 3 years for every 1.

    That's it. I'm quitting.