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What is the bestselling video game console? xbox Super NES Playstation 2 Dreamcast
Playstation 2
100
What was the top rated game for 2012? Assassins Creed III Halo 4 Call of Duty black ops II Madden 13
Call of Duty black ops II
100
What franchise is the most successful video game series, selling over 225 million games? Call of Duty Black ops I Modern Warefare II Madden Mario
Mario
100
What percent of American households play computer or video games? 42% 59% 65% 72%
72%
100
A massively successful sixth generation console, this was the first, and only system of the time to employ 8 cm optical discs, as opposed to the standard 12 cm DVDs. Which system played these tiny discs? Playstation 2 / Dreamcast / xbox / gamecube
What is the gamecube
200
The __________ was the first video game system to provide full support for HDTV. Nintendo 64 Playstation 2 xbox Wii Sega Dreamcast
Xbox
200
What was the top rate game for 2011? Pokemon white version NBA 2K11 Call of Duty black ops Just Dance 2
What is Call of Duty black ops
200
One of the best in sales EA sports games is ____________. Madden NFL 2006 Fifa soccer 2012 NHL 2012 World Series Poker
What is Fifa soccer 2012
200
The average game player is ___ years old and has been playing games for 12 years. 19 25 32 35
35
200
This console was released in 2000, and redesigned in 2004. It was the first home gaming console able to play DVDs. To which console does this description belong? Playstation / Playstation 2 / Dreamcast / xbox
What is Playstation 2
300
What console was the first system to have graphics capability better than that of the leading-edge personal computer at the time of its release? xbox 360 playstation 2 Nintendo Wii Playstation 3
Playstation 2
300
What’s The Most Expensive Video Game Console Of All Time? NEO GEO Playstation 3 Evo smart console Sega Saturn
NEO GEO-The Neo Geo console was part of the fourth generation of gaming consoles and a product of Japanese game company SNK. On its release in 1990 it had a hefty $649.99 price tag.
300
Best selling fighting game is _________, with over 10.3 million copies worldwide as of last year. Metal Gear Pokemon Zelda Super Smash Bros Brawl
What is Super Smash Bros Brawl
300
The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is ____ years old. 18 24 39 47
39
300
Panasonic produced this console in 1993. Despite being named "Product of the Year 2004" by "Time Magazine", the high price and market over-saturation prevented it from becoming as successful as other systems of the same generation. Which console was it? 3DO / Saturn / Megadrive / Jaguar
What is 3DO
400
In 1972, Ralph Baer invented the first home video game console for Magnavox. The first console did not last long, however, as it was overshadowed and eliminated by Atari's "Pong" in 1975. The first console was called what? Advent / Atari 2600 / Journey / Odyssey
Odyssey
400
Most expensive video game ever made goes to ___________, with unofficial estimates of the game costing $500 million. Halo 2 Call of Duty Black ops Star Wars The Old Republic Borderlands 2
What is Star Wars The Old Republic
400
Did you know: ________ sold 6.5 million copies in its first 24 hours, making it the biggest entertainment launch of all time. Just Dance 2 / Farcry 3 / Assassins Creed 2 Modern Warefare 3 / Pokemon white version
Modern Warfare 3
400
_____ percent of all game players are women. 12% 24% 37% 40% 46%
40% In fact, women over the age of 18 represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (34 percent) than boys age 17 or younger (18 percent).
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This console, released in 2005, was the first of the seventh generation consoles. It quickly became popular, partly due to the successes of series' such as "Halo" and "Call of Duty". To which system do these games belong? Magnavox ultimate / Playstation 3 xbox 360 / Wii
What is xbox 360
500
Fairchild produced this system in 1976. It contained a programmable microprocessor that enabled its cartridges to require only a single ROM chip to store instructions. What was the name of Fairchild's system? Genesis / Famicon / VES / Atari 2600
What is VES
500
The most expensive video game ever made _______. Killzone 2 / Halo 3 / Metal Gear Solid / Gran Turismo 5 / Grand Theft Auto 4
What is Grand Theft Auto 4 - over 1,000 people worked on the game for over 3 and a half years 100 million
500
In 2009,____ percent of Americans over the age of 50 play video games, an increase from nine percent in 1999. 5% 12% 19% 25% 35%
25%
500
Also called the "Mega Drive", this console was released in 1998. It was one of Sega's most popular systems, and was home to the "Sonic the Hedgehog" beginnings. To which system does our favorite blue hedgehog belong? Jaguar / TurboGraf / NEO GEO / Genesis
What is Genesis
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