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Facebook Games More Likely To Please A Woman Than Sex

8:00AM July 16, 2011 | Owen Good

Hold your manhoods cheap, guys. Doritos, of all things, surveyed girl gamers and found that they’re more likely to get off on video games – worse yet, Facebook video games – than doing it with you. More »


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PSN Outage Leaves One In Five PS3 Customers Considering Xbox Live

5:00AM May 1, 2011 | Owen Good

Lots of people vow all kinds of extreme things when they’re pissed off, especially at giant corporations. Many come back for reasons of convenience or simply calming down. But a survey taken this week, reacting to the PlayStation Network outage, suggests that 21 percent of PS3 owners are considering selling their consoles and fleeing for Xbox Live. More »


Mobile

Guess What Tablets Are Mainly Being Used For

7:20AM April 12, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Tablet devices are on the rise, giving tech savvy consumers a convenient way to check their email, search the web, read the news, and shop online, after they’ve finished playing games. A recent survey shows tablet owners are using their high-tech toys to play games more than any other activity. More »


In Real Life

Nielsen Survey Finds Black Gamers Spend The Most Time Playing Consoles

2:00AM April 3, 2011 | Owen Good

Nielsen, the folks who measure every single thing that is or could possibly be done with a television set, have released an analysis of gaming habits by ethnicity, finding that African-Americans game the most per day, on average, Asian-Americans the least. More »


In Real Life

What Room Is Your Gaming Console In?

6:20AM March 25, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Have video game consoles earned their spot in the family room, or are we still tucking them away out-of-sight? The measurement and information experts at Nielsen release the results of a study that shows what’s being played where in U.S. households. More »


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Americans Turn To Their Phones For Gaming And Internet

4:40AM July 8, 2010 | Mike Fahey

A report from the Pew Research Centre’s Internet and American Life Project shows an increasing number of Americans using their mobile phones as personal computers, with substantial leaps in gaming, internet use and other non-voice applications over the past year. More »


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Two Gamers Who Spend Two Full Days A Week Playing Games

6:20AM June 4, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

Remember that NPD study that defined extreme gamers as people who average 48.5 hours of play time a week? G4′s Patrick Klepek got two of these gamers to explain themselves. More »


In Real Life

Sex While Driving More Popular Than Gaming While Driving

3:30AM May 29, 2010 | Mike Fahey

A survey of drivers from six different countries found that while 15 per cent of people claimed to have engaged in sexual activity while driving, only 5 per cent admit to playing handheld games. We’ve got to get those numbers up. Or not. More »


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What Kind Of Gamer Are You?

5:20AM May 28, 2010 | Mike Fahey

The average US gamer is spending more time gaming than ever before, but only 4 per cent of the gaming population is classified by the NPD Group as “Extreme Gamers”. What kind of gamer are you? More »


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Would You Buy Rock Band: Zeppelin? Pink Floyd? U2?

12:30AM May 16, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Harmonix is chumming the waters to see what sort of fan reaction they get by suggesting standalone Rock Band titles for artists like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, U2, and more. Would you buy any of those? More »