From the New York Times, a stat sure to shock the misogynist trolls that swarm gaming sites: "Women […] outpace men in photo sharing and shopping, and in what may come as a surprise, gaming, favoring casual puzzle, card and board games. Female gamers over 55 spend the most time online gaming of any demographic by far and are nearly as common as the most represented group, males 15 to 24." Granted, we may be talking Farmville, not Call of Duty, but still…
Who spends the most time in online gaming? (Surprise: Your mom.)
Online museum of handheld electronic games
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Bethesda provides "studio update" on its franchises
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Explore a snapshot of a massive million-by-million block Minecraft server
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Create apps and websites with this powerful Microsoft coding tool — now only $30 through August 9
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Spend $70 and get $150 worth of data with this lifetime eSIM that helps you dodge roaming charges
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