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Survey: 97% of American youth play games

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A Pew survey has shown that 97 percent of Americans aged between 12 and 17 years old play videogames, CNN reports.

The research apparently shows that 99 percent of boys and 94 percent of girls in the age range play games in the US, a stat derived from a sample of 1,102 young people and their parents.

Loads of numbers through the link.

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Patrick Garratt: Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.
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