All articles tagged with #gaming habits
Recent research indicates that moderate, structured gaming can enhance cognitive functions such as attention, multitasking, and learning, with benefits most notable during short, varied sessions. Excessive gaming, however, may diminish these benefits, emphasizing the importance of moderation and diversity in gaming habits.
The author reflects on their struggles with finishing video games in 2025, having started 26 games but only completed one, due to loss of interest, overpowered gameplay, distraction, and FOMO, despite enjoying gaming more than in previous years and managing to finish most backlog games. They list their favorite unfinished games, highlighting their ongoing challenge with game completion.
A poll explores whether gamers tend to play horror games around Halloween, highlighting popular titles like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Alan Wake 2, and questioning if the spooky season influences gaming choices.
A study by Fandom reveals that 40% of millennials spend more than 22 hours a week gaming, compared to 29% of teenagers. Millennials are also more likely to spend on games than other generations, with 52% of millennials surveyed reporting gaming as their top interest. Different generations have different gaming habits and preferences, with millennials preferring PC gaming and games such as MMOs, strategy games, and RPGs for exploration and intellectual stimulation. Teens and pre-teens prefer competitive genres such as battle royale games.
A new study from Fandom reveals that Millennials spend more time gaming than both Gen Z and teens, with 52% of Millennials surveyed ranking playing video games as their top interest and 40% of Fandom’s Millennial audience spending over 22 hours per week gaming. However, the biggest growth in overall time spent gaming vs. last year was seen among tweens and teens, up 63% and 48%, respectively. The report also found that younger generations of gamers are more interested in competitive gaming and making social connections, while older gamers gravitate more toward games with potential for intellectual stimulation.