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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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?
