Here’s the article:

Following up on last year’s groundbreaking finding that 35 percent of American parents play computer and video games, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) today released a new survey of “gamer moms and dads” in time for Mother’s Day, showing that over a third of gamer moms (39 percent) play games by themselves at least once a week, and 37 percent report playing computer and video games with their children at least once a week. Gamer moms also play video games with their spouses; in fact, among couples who both play computer and video games, 59 percent report playing together.

I like the article’s emphasis on not just blasting away the stereotypes (the average gaming parent is about 40 years old), but the how of the gaming experience — both solitary and as a means of family interaction. As anyone who games with their loved one(s) can attest, gaming with other people offers a completely unique set of joys that gaming alone cannot (and vice versa).

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