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Meet the 85-Year-Old Who's Addicted to PlayStation 3

It is predicted that by the end of this year, female gamers will outnumber men for the first time.

However computer games are also increasingly being seen as a way for older people to keep mentally active.

hawkeyejonjon4110d ago

Wow this is somehow cool. I never seen an 85 year old play games or even read about it. Age doesn't kill gaming lol

pandaboy4110d ago

She is also from a generation where gaming didn't exist. In the future we will hear online trash talk from the geriatrics.

SolidStoner4110d ago

Now I know how I will look after many many years! :)

DeadlyFire4110d ago

@pandaboy
Also to geriatrics. Believe me with way crowd goes online it will go both ways. haha.

jony_dols4110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

I remember on the PS2's LOTR The Return of The King, there was an unlockable video of the film's cast playing the game (Elijah Wood, the big geek was cleaning up!) but Ian McKellan couldn't fit the Dualshock in his massive hands!

@Tvensky: I pray to God that you're a girl-gamer, otherwise...*shudders*

ProjectVulcan4110d ago

N4G today: Level 100 hit on PSN trophies!

85 year old addicted to PS3!

Well she would finally hit level 100, she been playing all her life....

pixelsword4110d ago

My grandfather, who is a lethal shot in real life, loves shooting games. He and my uncle were the only people I seen who could actually shoot the ducks in Duck Hunt from a distance.

opoikl4110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

Old people addicted to gaming - Battlefield edition

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

My own grandfather (just turned 93) is seriously addicted to Age of Empires II - The Conquerors. He plays it each day for hours on end. He even had to by an old new PC after his former one crashed so it would run the old CD-Roms without issues.

Darrius Cole4109d ago

Pure, uncut, unadulterated awesome! Bubbles for great-granny.

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b_one4110d ago

@pandaboy

interesting thing is, where/when she found games/consoles etc - she has Disagea, she is pro.

BillySpandex4110d ago

After 40 years of gaming, I think it's safe to say that she's a hardcore gamer. Kudos to you Mrs Hilda Knott! You are my hero!

b_one4109d ago

we all should exchange our gamepads for pink versions with hello kitty emblem :)

Aceman184110d ago

thats cool is still games, she has a bigger tv(65-46in) then me hahaha.

they should show this to all those adults how claim videogames are just for kids.

GraveLord4110d ago

She has so many games too. I wonder if she picks them out herself.

IAmLee4110d ago

Bet she could kick any 13 year olds arse at CoD.

saladthieves4110d ago

This goes to debunk the myth that gaming is only for small kids. I'm 22 and so far, I plan on gaming until my hands can no longer hold a controller.

BlmThug4109d ago

Same. Gaming is my life-long passion and the only way i'm going to stop is death itself

finbars754110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

This is really neat and rare to see.The other day on justin tv there was a 69 old man streaming Battlefield3.He was playing team deathmatch and actually whooped some ass.He was really good going 36-10.It just goes to show you that gaming truely is for everyone.This was a great posting and for that I salute you.I thought being 38 was old but my god I feel young just from reading this.lol

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Ashunderfire864109d ago

Need one more person to agree with your comment to make it 85 lol!!! I already agreed.

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bicfitness4110d ago

WoW a grandmother that surely KNOWS how to give gifts to her grankids!

She is all kinds of awesome.

pr0digyZA4110d ago

Except the grand-kids probably like knitting.

But she is awesome.

bicfitness4110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

@ the flagged comment below.

Wow, Moncole. You realize that this is a video game site for video game enthusiasts, right? What sort of sentiments did you expect to hear? Where is all your anger coming from? Also in the absence of any supporting documents or reports that she IS a homophobic nazi, I'm not sure where you're getting your wild, insane conjecture from.

Yes, it is awesome that an almost 90 year old WOMAN is contemporary and savvy enough to be a hardcore gamer. She certainly games more than I do, and she's not the 15-25 male something demographic that usually fills this stereotype.

So yes, she is all kinds of awesome. For breaking gender and age stereotypes among other things.

P.S. You need to chill right out.

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E2S4110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

Cool story. Hope she lives long enough to see the PlayStation 5 and 6.

BanBrother4110d ago

This story is amazing. Would be awesome if Sony gave her a free PS4, as it would be great for her, and the mainstream media could finally shine some positive light on the gaming industry.

Nice to see that the whole community is in agreement, and very respectful. I'm sure we all wish we had grandma's like that. May she live the rest of her life out happily, and yes, maybe even see the PS5 and PS6.

We need more articles like this, that makes everyone forget about the usual drivel.

taijutsu3634109d ago

Give her a free Ps4? Are you trying to give a heart attack? lol The shock alone would throw a youngster into a frenzy! XD

And true would enjoy reading more articles like this!

deafdani4110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

Playstation 5... maybe. Playstation 6? Very unlikely. For that she would have to break the 100 hundred year old mark, and there's not many people that can do that.

Mad respect for the old lady, though. I hope I get to be awesome like her someday (first I need to live enough to see 85 summers... only 55 to go! XD )

TheBardsSong4110d ago

My grandfather just turned 106. It's possible :p

deafdani4110d ago (Edited 4110d ago )

I didn't say it was impossible, just that it's very unusual. My grandpa is around 85 (I think) and he's in pretty good health, but I'm not sure if he'll be able to reach 100. Probably not.

Good for your gramps, though!

Conzul4110d ago

I dunno man, older people have been surprising me alot lately.

I was in Jersey a few years back and teaching older people to use PCs in their homes. One of my clients was a 96-year-old retired diamond merchant. His vitality and enthusiasm just kept blowing me away. He had more life-force at 8 in the morning that I did. Once I came in and he was on all fours trying to figure out where to plug stuff in the back of the tower, and not minding it one bit.

hennessey864110d ago

I can't picture her playing GTA IV though ha, running prosties over ha

E2S4110d ago

she'd call them trollops though.

GreenRanger4110d ago

85?!
Sounds like she's addicted to living too.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken1d 18h ago (Edited 1d 18h ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Coming Back for a New Generation

Originally launched in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch, so It's time to look back at the original.

jznrpg3h ago

Still have my ps3 copies. Bought it at launch and another one when I found it cheap and in perfect condition about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t buy it on Switch but if they made a PS5 version I would. I still have one of my PS3 Fats hooked up so good to go either way.

darthv722h ago

Id play it again on the switch. I wished my 360 version was bc but this is still a good way to play.

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast4h ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood4h ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK1h ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.