ESA has released their 2013 report on gaming. Here are some of the highlights (full article here<\/a>):<\/p>\n

58% of americans are gamers
\nAverage age: 30 years old
\n45% of gamers are female
\nMost games are purchased by 35 year olds
\n62% play online (with others)
\n77% play at least 1 hour per week (with others)
\n79% of parents set time limits on their child’s gaming
\n89% of parents are with their children when they purchase games
\n93% of parents check the content of their kids games
\n52% of parents say games have a positive influence on their childs life
\nTop selling games of 2012 for the console: Call of duty, Madden football, Halo
\nTop selling game of 2012 for the PC: Diablo, Guild wars, World of warcraft
\n20.77 billion spent on games in 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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