As of 2011, gamers have collectively spent over 6 million years playing World of Warcraft. That's almost as long as the existence of the human species!
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In response to the moral panic surrounding violent video games, Penn & Teller released “Desert Bus,” for the Sega Cd. In the game you drive a bus from Tuscon to Las Vegas in a straight line for 8 hours.
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The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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GTA V achieved $1 billion in sales just 3 days after its launch.
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The average American spends a third of their overall time online playing games and using social networks.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts - Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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In 2005, 25 percent of Americans over the age of 50 played video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999.
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The longest Monopoly game in history lasted 70 straight days.
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