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And that includes just about everybody in the age-group, apparently. A recent survey released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds 99 percent of teenage boys say they are gamers. About 94 percent of girls say the same.

The happy news is that teens playing video games are not the solitary and dark people we may imagine or fear. In fact, this Yahoo news report on the study, says:

If any kids are reading this, here’s the part that should really win your parents over. The Pew study also found that games can “incorporate many aspects of civic and political life.” More specifically, 76 percent of young gamers “report helping others while gaming,” and 44 percent say they play games “where they learn about a problem in society.”

 All good news.