45% of all online gamers are female, and women over the age of 18 are the industry's fastest growing demographic.
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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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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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In 2012, a Chinese gamer's father was so concerned about his son's habit, he hired virtual hitmen to kill off his avatar.
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South Korea has banned under 16s from playing online games between midnight and 6am under the so-called "Cinderella Law".
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