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About as many people older than 45 play video games as kids under 18, trade group data reveals

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Video games aren’t just for kids. New data from the Entertainment Software Association, the trade group of the video game industry, shows that the number of people over the age of 45 who are playing games is roughly the same as the number of minors doing so. All totaled, the ESA reports

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