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The guilt of gaming: Why many female players feel ashamed of their hobby

September 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A new academic study from the University of Stirling and Cardiff University reveals that 29% of UK women feel a sense of ‘gamer guilt’ due to societal pressures.

Filed Under: Mobile Tagged With: stats

Does “Dungeon Mommy” make you uncomfortable? Watch the battle play out!

June 13, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Glitter_Crits is a 5’2 cisgender, femme-presenting woman, and a GM. She wanted to know whether she should wear her t-shirt to run one-shots at a community event, and so she asked Reddit.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fashion, reddit, stats, t-shirt

Switch 2: How many workers hours does it cost in your country?

June 5, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Today is the Nintendo Switch 2-Day sale as the console is now available. Checking Amazon UK, I can see it’s the #1 Best Seller in “Plug & Play Games Consoles” and costs £395.99.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: infographics, nintendo, stats, switch

UK gamers may unwittingly own retro game goldmines as values soar

May 8, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As anticipation builds for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, many UK gamers might be clearing out old collections, unaware they could be sitting on a small fortune.

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: currys, nintendo, nintendo switch, stats, xbox, zelda

“Adveri-graphic” for NordVPN charts the rise of malware

April 22, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A significant increase in malware attacks was observed, rising by 55.38%, with activity levels reaching their zenith in March.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: cybersecurity, stats

Aussie gamers spend big: Tabletop gaming survey highlights surprising stats

April 3, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

While most gamers reported spending between $100 and $499 (in their local currency), a significant portion of Australians (twice that of Canadians and Americans) have shelled out over $1,000 on their collections.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battletech, Cyberpunk, Dungeons & Dragons, kings of war, stats, warhamemr 40k

Beyond subtitles: The world’s most dubbed movies and TV shows

March 26, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I will be awkward about this as Kapwing’s pitch is that “TV viewers are choosing dubs over subtitles” and I’m not sure I agree.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: infographics, stats

Level up your playlist: Currys unveils Spotify’s top 20 gaming anthems

March 6, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Currys shared their research in a TechTalk article, and they noted that 61% of gamers found new music or artists through video games.

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: currys, stats

Top selling titles on the Storytellers Vault in 2024

January 8, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

So, there are new game options for 2025, but what did well in 2024? The team has been kind enough to share their top 10 sellers.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ghost hunters, Hunter: The Vigil, m20 technocracy reloaded, onyx path publishing, Renegade Game Studios, stats, storytellers vault, Vampire: The Masquerade

The top selling titles on DriveThruCards in 2024

January 7, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I dread imagining how many great card games or decks were not made because the designer left it as a failed Kickstarter rather than coming to this site to try their hand anyway.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 7th Sea, Philip J Reed, stats, tarot

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