Can games be seen as educational?

PS4 Attitude: "With the explosion of mobile gaming and the huge expansion of the casual market, our favourite pastime has never been more accepted than it is today. However, there still remains a perception that video games are purely for entertainment, and therefore lack the ability to teach you anything. To counter this rather limited view, I thought I would show how games in fact have the power to inspire, and encourage players to learn more about the world we live in."