Not long ago, few could have guessed that video game consoles would come to replace cable boxes as the center of gravity in U.S. living rooms. The industry's startling dollar value was no secret, but it was assumed that Mom and Dad's aversion to gaming would relegate the consoles to the bedrooms and basements of America. Not so, according to the results of an AOL Games poll released Monday, which found that nearly four out of five self-described "gamers" ages 12 to 55 said they've played video games with their families, and almost 40 percent of adults ages 18 to 55 said they have played video games on their computer, console, or cell phone.

"During our research, excited fathers told me about playing video games with their younger kids at home together with the older kid who was at college, over the Internet," said Carter Lipscomb, senior manager of industry relations for AOL Games. "Families have really latched on to the community aspect of gaming; this is what America is doing together now."
The study--a nationwide telephone survey conducted between April 21 and May 1 among a random sample of 1,005 people (801 adults ages 18-55 and 204 teenagers ages 12-17 throughout America)--found that almost half (46 percent) of all U.S. consumers ages 12-55 have played an online, video, or cell phone game.

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