Nearly half of all adults play video games


	Nearly half of all adults play video games

wildcat

11-13-2007 5:13 AM

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11-13-2007 7:11 AM

Aribeth

45% of those adult gamers are female

I'm one of them

11-13-2007 7:20 AM

wildcat

the question of course is:"are we adults?"..

11-13-2007 7:55 AM

debbyski

*LOL* I'd rather break my fingers.

11-13-2007 8:01 AM

wildcat

debbyski, you make me laugh..

(thats a compliment btw)

11-13-2007 8:02 AM

debbyski

11-14-2007 11:38 AM

charissa1066

Hooray for girl gamers!

I run my own Neverwinter Nights persistent world and I'm old enough to have grandkids.

http://www.annakolia.org/

11-26-2007 7:03 PM

Glinkster

HELL YEA

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