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New Survey Reveals Social Gaming Phenomenon in U.S. and U.K.

Nearly a Quarter of All Consumers Now Play Social Games Regularly; Women Drive Latest Video Game Trend Ahead of Men

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PopCap Games today unveils the results of a "social gamers" survey - that is, consumers in the U.S. and UK who play games on social networking platforms such as Facebook® and MySpace®. More than 24% of internet users as a whole said they play social games regularly, indicating a total social gamer population of approximately 100 million people in America and the United Kingdom alone. And contrary to prevailing stereotypes, the average social gamer is a 43year old woman.

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