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Whenever a Steam sale rolls around, we’re sure many gamers get excited at the idea that they can buy games that were too expensive before. Sure some of the deals might be great, but usually it results in gamers spending more than they’d like on titles that they might not have thought of in the first place.

Now let’s face it, despite the plethora of titles in our Steam library, how many of them do you actually play? According to a report by Ars Technica, they found that more than a third of the games that have been purchased have never been played, 36.9% to be exact. It is unclear as to why this might be; perhaps lack of time, perhaps no motivation, but it’s still a pretty interesting insight.

Their report also found that Valve’s DotA 2 is the most owned game on Steam with 25.93 million copies downloaded to date. In fact 13% of Steam’s most owned games are from Valve which is unsurprising given that Valve did create the Steam platform as a means to distribute their games in the first place.

This report seems to be part of a trend of reports that shows how gamers interact with their games. For example earlier we discovered that most gamers tend not to finish games they have have started, and that gamers tend to quit mobile games after one day.

We guess these studies can be used by developers to better understand their market and perhaps design games that are more engaging and provide incentives for gamers to finish them, but what do you guys think? Any of our readers guilty of purchasing games on Steam but never getting around to playing them? I know I am.

36.9% Of Games Bought On Steam Never Get Played [Study] , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Gaming, steam, study, valve,

We all know how old we are and for those of us who are in their 50s or 60s, well it’s safe to say that you’re energy levels, reaction times, and strength might not be what it used to be compared to when you were in your teens, early 20s, or 30s. In fact scientists have recently conducted a study in which they used Blizzard’s RTS game, StarCraft 2, to prove just how scary the aging process is.

Now StarCraft 2 is a pretty fast paced game and if you’ve seen the professionals play, you’ll know that they’re constantly clicking and pressing buttons from start to the end of the game. This is because there are a lot of things that need to be micro-managed, even in the heat of battle where you pull out dying troops or activate certain abilities and so on. (more…)

Study Uses StarCraft 2 To Prove The Effects Of Aging original content from Ubergizmo.

If you have a teenage son or daughter, or maybe if you’re a teen reading this article, what phone do you use? Is it an iPhone? Will your next phone also be an iPhone? Perhaps your answer could be yes, perhaps it could be in the negative, but according to a recent study conducted by Piper Jaffray analyst, Gene Munster, it has been revealed that the iPhone is the phone of choice for teens.

In the study, 7,500 teens were asked what devices they owned and what their next phone could be. It was found that 61% of the teens surveyed now own an iPhone which is actually an increase from October 2013 where only 55% had an iPhone, and it is also up from 40% in the fall of 2012. 67% of the teens surveyed also revealed that they expect their next phone to also be an iPhone.

Tablet use has also gone up amongst teens to 60% which is up from 56% last fall. Interestingly enough it seems that while tablet use is up, demand for the iPad might have dropped. 66% of the teens surveyed owned an iPad which is down from 68%, hinting that maybe teens are starting to move on to other brands and platforms instead.

The study also covered Apple’s rumored iWatch device and 17% of teens indicated that they would be interested in purchasing the device if Apple sold it for $350 or less. According to Munster, “The bigger takeaway from our survey is that 17% of teens suggested they would be interested in an iWatch, which we believe is an indication of consumer thirst for not only the iWatch specifically, but the new product categories that have been promised by Apple.”

iPhones Popular Amongst Teens, iPads Not So Much [Study] , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Cellphones, iPhone, study,

It is no secret that when it comes to smartphone theft, iPhones are the smartphone of choice. This is thanks to the fact that iPhones are typically seen as being desirable products (say what you will about specs and the pitfalls of iOS) and can be resold at a higher price. Apple has since introduced features such as Activation Lock which is part of iOS 7 thus making the phone more secure.

That being said, would you rather have a phone that has a higher probability of being stolen, but in exchange is less likely to break or require replacing? Or vice versa? Well according to device insurance firm, ProtectCell, it has been found that while iPhones tend to be stolen more often, they do require less repairing and replacement. (more…)

iPhones More Likely To Be Stolen, But Less Likely To Require Repairing [Study] original content from Ubergizmo.

iPhones aren’t cheap. In fact they can hardly be called a budget device, but interestingly enough thanks to a recent study conducted by Upstream in conjunction with Ovum, they have found that emerging markets are the ones that desire Apple’s smartphones the most.

As you can see in the graphs above, countries such as China and Vietnam are the ones that desire Apple products the most. Over in Brazil and India, Apple comes in second place, although in the case of those two countries, Samsung appears to be the favored brand, although admittedly Apple isn’t trailing too far behind. (more…)

Apple And Samsung Phones Found To Be Highly Desirable In Emerging Markets original content from Ubergizmo.