Below is an excerpt form an article published in the Economist. 

“It's just a generational divide,” says Gerhard Florin, the European boss of Electronic Arts, the world's biggest games publisher. “It's people not knowing what they are talking about, because they have never played a game, accusing millions of gamers of being zombies or violent.” Digital natives who have played video games since childhood already regard them as a form of entertainment on a par with films and music. Older digital natives now have children of their own and enjoy playing video games with them.

This is an interesting chart.  Most of my gaming partners/buddies are well over 40+ years of age.  We represent the 43% of the market. 

It is not hard to figure out who is how old when you game in a multiplayer environment.  The kids are the ones running around (LOL).  The old guys are the ones who move purposefully   And, just chat and you will figure it out right away from the conversation. 

For those who play WOW, Blizzard is looking for beta testers.  You will need to have at least one Level 60 character.  You can work from home in the wee hours of the morning.  Sounds like a great job, eh? Vince?  He has 2 level 60 characters   - way too much time on the game,dude.

As for me, the weekend was suppose to be a WOW fest because the family is at summer camp.  That was the plan.  But, I ended up helping my WOW buddy finish a quest I did in 20 minutes but it took him a full day of gaming.  We had to do the quest 3 times to get it right.  This is one of the game interesting dynamics on partnership.  When someone help you to get what you want they are investing their time for you.  When you achieve what you want, are you willing to help them get what they want?  Usually, that is the right thing to do.

My character is now Level 26.  I had plan on reaching Level 30 by last night (LOL).  That was a grand plan.  But, I did manage to complete my first Elite Quest - Pyrewood Village.  This was the village where my buddy and I was taught a lesson on Elite Quest.  We got killed twice in no more than a minute of melee each time.  I return with a bunch of players ( 4 or 5).  It was one of the best battles to date for me.  When the group works, it is a sight to behold.  Everyone knows their duty, which is protect me the Mage  cause I have the BIG GUN (big HP on the fireball).  At the end, we were in a room with 6 or 7 attackers.  We were overwhelmed by surprise.  The battle ended with my Mage casting an ice storm (area spell that covers the melee scene), which destroyed all the baddies.  One of our team died seconds before the battle was won.  As a result, he did not finished the quest.  We waited for him to get back.  He asked us if we would help him finished the quest, which mean we would have to hang around and repeat the challenging situation one more time.  We all said "Yes."  There is a sense of camaraderie, which is always a GREAT FEELING.