 ESA: 29 percent of gamers are over 50 years old - the average gamer is 37
(Digital Trends)
 05.07.2011 18:22  17 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: World, This, Warcraft, Digital, Trends, Digital Trends, Games
Digital Trends - You might want to keep an eye on your grandma, because she may be better at World of Warcraft than you. The Electronic Software Association (ESA) has released a bunch of new statistics about who is playing games and which games theyâre playing, and itâs quite striking how fast the industry is aging. Driven by kids and teens in the 80s and 90s, the industry still seems to be driven by the same group of gamers who have been riding the wave for years. Now at the age of 37, the average gamer was about 11 when the original Nintendo Entertainment System hit shelves in 1985. They havenât all been playing that long though, as the average number of years spent playing games is 12. In 2011, just 18 percent of gamers are under age 18 while 29 percent are over 50. Games truly are mainstream, it seems. Czytaj więcej »
| Gamers' victory over real names
09.07.2010 22:24 20 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: World, Warcraft
World of Warcraft publisher backs down on efforts to force gamers to use their real names on its forums after waves of criticism. Czytaj więcej »
| Chinese agencies fight for control of Web game
(AP)
04.11.2009 15:29 25 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: World, Chinese, Internet, Warcraft
AP - Chinese regulators are fighting over the right to oversee "World of Warcraft," a popular online game, in a bizarre battle that has thrust bureaucratic rivalry for control of the Internet into the open. Czytaj więcej »
| China bureaucratic war over online Warcraft heats up
(Reuters)
04.11.2009 12:59 23 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: China, Minister, Reuters, World, Warcraft
Reuters - China's Culture Ministry has accused the publishing watchdog of abusing its authority by threatening access to the popular online game, World of Warcraft, stoking bureaucratic rivalry over control of the Internet. Czytaj więcej »
| China bureaucratic war over online Warcraft heats up
(Reuters)
04.11.2009 3:10 17 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: China, Minister, Reuters, World, Warcraft
Reuters - China's Culture Ministry has accused the publishing watchdog of abusing its authority by shutting access to the popular online game, World of Warcraft, stoking bureaucratic rivalry over control of the Internet. Czytaj więcej »
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