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2011 Gamers Played Modern Warfare 3 the Most, Skyrim the Longest

Mike Fahey — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:20:00 EST

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Video game social network and stat tracking service Raptr has announced the winners of its 2011 Most Played Games awards, and while overall gamers spent more time playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 than any other 2011 title, it's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that walked home with the Most Played Game of 2011 award. How's that work? More »

You are Changing. Three out of Ten Xbox 360 Gamers Are Now Also Zynga Gamers

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:00:00 EDT

Do Halo fanatics secretly want to farm? Or do CityVille architects just want to get on the Kinect? More »

Nine Out of 10 Will Not Finish the Game They are Playing

Owen Good — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:00:00 EDT

Just 10 percent of gamers actually finish a game, an industry veteran told CNN in a recent feature, and his colleagues and other figures back him up. "Ninety percent of players who start your game will never see the end of it unless they watch a clip on YouTube," says Keith Fuller. More »

What Sort of Person Plays Marvel vs. Capcom 3?

Owen Good — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:30:00 EDT

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Roughly one month after its release, Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds churns up fun facts galore that gaming demographer (and social network) Raptr has culled and interpreted for your enlightenment. The full size is at bottom. More »

Ten Percent of Warcraft Gamers Account For More Than Half Its Playing Time

Owen Good — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:00:00 EST

Studying players' time following the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm 10 days ago, Raptr determined that the top 11 percent of most active users account for more than half of the total time spent in the game. More »

Analysis Shows Madden's Old Model Goes Out With A Bang

Owen Good — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:20:00 EDT

Raptr, the gaming social network counting more than a million users, examined their gamers' habits with Madden NFL 10 and found gameplay spikes sharply - beyond Christmas-sales levels - about a month before the newest version releases. More »

Raptr - Social Gaming Network Enters Public Beta

Stuart Houghton — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:00 EDT

Sometimes Facebook, Myspace, Bebo, Orkut and OpenSocial just aren't enough. Too much real world stuff, not enough gamerscore bragging. More »