So often seen as the exclusive haunt of hormonal and reclusive teenagers, videogames could well be seen in a whole new light after new studies revealed that games players have great family interaction, enjoy better social lives, and even make more money than those who avoid the popular pastime.

When separated from the game pad and/or keyboard, the American study found that young and single gamers are considerably more socially active than those who do not game. Specifically, unattached gamers players are twice as likely to be dating, are almost 10 percent more likely to be spending time with their friends, and 11 percent more inclined to partake in sporting activities.

Very interesting, does this refer to anyone here?

More here: http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200844/2333/Studies-claim-videogame-players-enjoy-richer-better-lives

Whoever wrote that article has no idea what they're talking about. Real videogamers are couch potatoes, sit in front of the computer any chance they get, watch anime, love RPGs and cried when the Dreamcast died. u_u

Cool video games make my life interesting.

Basically this article means nothing, right..? It can't be proving that videogames are causing this because they didn't provide any backing support to conclude that videogames alter your life like this. Is there even a way to prove such a thing, scientifically?

The whole point of this study was to see how a new stereotype might go? I sure hope no money was actually spent on that... research for... figuring out how gamers might be stereotyped... which serves no actual purpose.

People spend a lot of money to find answers to pointless things, so they probably did put some money into it