8 Little-Known Facts About Computer Games

1. U.S. employees love computer games. They account for approximately half a billion hours of work time and a loss of ten billion dollars in productivity. However, this figure does not take into account the time employees spend on the Internet for personal purposes.

According to statistics, the average age of a gamer is 33

2. Every day, people around the world lose more than $783.5 million in online casinos.

You can lose all your money in an online casino just as you can in a regular one.

3. Everyone knows and loves Lara Croft, the noble-born Englishwoman who travels the world in search of artifacts. She often finds herself in dangerous places—tombs and ancient ruins—where she faces a multitude of puzzles, traps, and a wide variety of enemies. Lara Croft is often compared to another adventurer: Indiana Jones.

Lara Croft could have been Laura Cruz.

Lara Croft’s large bust surprises many people. Originally, the adventurous heroine was intended to have a bust size of no more than a size two. However, while tweaking the character, a designer accidentally increased the size of Lara’s bust by 150% with a single click. The development team liked the result and decided to keep that look for the character.

Lara Croft is a popular cosplay character.

4. Computer game addiction is very similar to drug addiction. If fans of this pastime are unable to play for an extended period, they experience genuine discomfort.

A cool party might look like this

5. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev enjoys computer games. For a time, his iPad had the popular game *Angry Birds* installed on it. Dmitry Medvedev personally expressed his gratitude to Rovio for creating the game.

Medvedev Proposed Creating a Russian Version of World of Warcraft

6. Angry Birds became one of the most profitable mobile games. €100,000 was invested in its creation. The game generated over €60 million in net profit.

Angry Birds are very popular birds.

7. Computers have defeated world chess champions many times, but there is one game where the situation is the exact opposite: world champions beat the computer. That game is Go. Modern computers are not yet able to calculate all of an opponent's moves. Furthermore, the criteria for evaluating positions remain too complex for PCs.

The game of Go has a history spanning centuries.

8. The game *Doom* is excessively bloody and violent. In 1994, there were attempts to ban it in the US due to its aggressive virtual environment. It set the standard for weapon arsenals; an ideal loadout should include a pistol, a machine gun, a shotgun, and a grenade launcher.

There are Easter eggs in the game Doom.

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