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Average Gamer Is 37 Years Old 295

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @01:19AM from the get-off-my-sim-lawn dept.

kolbe writes "A new study from the Entertainment Software Association suggests that the average age of today's gamers is between the 37 and 41 years old. If true, does this mean that game studios should be adjusting their demographics accordingly? Is Generation X the next 'baby boomer' market for the gaming industry?"

Comment Re:Tax junk food (Score 1) 978

by adobochef on Tuesday April 05, 2011 @07:30AM (#35718574) Attached to: Arizona Governor Proposes Flab Tax

This is a horrible idea. What if I eat junk food occasionally and don't get fat? Why penalize those that enjoy it in moderation? Tax the obese - they're the ones that will put the most burden on the system.

Playing Around With Tracking Protection In IE9 138

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday February 27, 2011 @10:44PM from the accessing-the-defences dept.

Roberto123 writes "I have tried out the Tracking Protection feature in the coming Internet Explorer 9 browser from Microsoft. While the feature does effectively block ads from Web sites, I'm not yet convinced that giving the users the options to select content to 'Block' or 'Allow' will be that effective."

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