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Moderated By: SI Ron (Hall Monitor) -- (Moderated) -- Started: 7/27/2012 10:18:52 PM  Revision History Post your screenshots here, talk about the games you play. There are a lot of older people and ladies playing games like Call of Duty and other First Person Shooters these days, it's not just for kids. This board is open too all kinds of gaming. Industry Facts America's entertainment software industry creates a wide array of computer and video games to meet the demands and tastes of audiences as diverse as our nation's population. Today's gamers include millions of Americans of all ages and backgrounds. This vast audience fuels the growth of this multi-billion dollar industry and helps bring jobs to communities across the nation. Below is a list of the top 10 entertainment software industry facts: Consumers spent $24.75 billion on video games, hardware and accessories in 2011. Purchases of digital content accounted for 31 percent of game sales in 2011, generating $7.3 billion in revenue. The average U.S. household owns at least one dedicated game console, PC or smartphone. The average game player is 30 years old and has been playing games for 12 years. The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is 35 years old. Forty-seven percent of all game players are women. In fact, women over the age of 18 represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (30 percent) than boys age 17 or younger (18 percent). Sixty-two percent of gamers play games with others, either in-person or online. Thirty-three percent of gamers play games on their smartphones, and 25 percent play games on their handheld device. Seventy-three percent of all games sold in 2011 were rated "E" for Everyone, "T" for Teen, or "E10+" for Everyone 10+. For more information on game ratings, please see www.esrb.org. Parents are present when games are purchased or rented 90 percent of the time. theesa.com  Screenshot from the highly anticipated Call of Duty - Black Ops 2 - Releasing late 2012

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38	I know I won't play it, but the photo-realistic graphics blows me away esp a	Stan	-	03/30/2013 06:58 PM
37	That fight scene back in the 60's was the most lame fight he had on Star Tre	SI Ron (Hall Monitor)	-	03/30/2013 01:37 PM
36	io9.com	longnshort	1	03/30/2013 12:54 PM
35	You'd get the whole story that way and halo 2 was fun.	clean86	-	03/29/2013 02:10 AM
34	I haven't gamed in a few weeks either. A lot going on these days. But, I'	HerbVic	-	03/29/2013 01:36 AM
33	Amazing graphics in that game. Huge maps. I only play FPS games, but lately I	SI Ron (Hall Monitor)	-	03/29/2013 12:29 AM
32	I use a console; XBox 3. Doesn't help, though. Can't answer the question	HerbVic	-	03/28/2013 11:38 PM
31	I am just a PC gamer. Others here may have consoles.	SI Ron (Hall Monitor)	-	03/28/2013 08:25 PM
30	Has anyone here tried Heavy Rain for the PS3? I think it's a PS3 exclusive t	J.F. Sebastian	-	03/28/2013 05:53 PM
29	I have a PS3, but mostly use it for playing Blu-ray discs and for Netflix. I do	J.F. Sebastian	-	03/28/2013 05:52 PM
28	I tried Black Ops 2 and did not like it. The next Call of Duty should be good.	SI Ron (Hall Monitor)	-	03/28/2013 08:39 AM