Video games are fast becoming a family pastime, according to an American Online game survey.
The survey shows almost 80 percent of gamers have played with their family.
"According to the AOL games survey, almost half the respondents ages 12 to 55 have played video games on their computer, console, cell phone or PDA," said Ralph Rivera, vice president and general manager of AOL Games. "The stereotype of a gamer is that of a young nerdy guy isolated in his parents' basement and our survey shows that that's clearly off the mark -- games are popular with men and women of all ages and it's nice to see that so many families are actually playing games together."
Rivera said families playing video games together remind him of earlier times, with families playing board games such as Scrabble or Monopoly.
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