One of the most common myths is a believe that all games are developed just with children in mind
. this is however not true at all. There are many adults that play these games and many of them used to play games growing up and have just never stopped playing as adults. However gaming companies know that ther are many adults who are playing the games and as a result have focused a lot of developing of adult only titles. The problem comes in that parents buy these games for their children regardless of the age restrictions on them.
Teenagers often enjoy playing many of the games with a mature rating as they find them more exciting. There are however side-effects to this and this is often overlooked. There must be some conscious efforts put into trying to stop this and the first step would be to stop marketing to children directly. Then there should also be a conscious effort made by parents to help their children in choosing approriate games.
One of the most commony myths is that games are for men. It can not be more untrue and currently there are actually more femal gamers playing internet based games than men. These range from small little casual games to games like WOW. Developers have caught on to this fact and understand how much they have missed out on opportunities in the past. As a result they have started focusing heavily on developing titles with an appeal to female gamers specifically and these are proving very successful.
In the past the female characters in games used to be shown to be weak and dependent characters, but this has changed dramatically. The female characters are portrayed these days as strong and powerful women who are up for anything.
As game developers compete to try and get their hands on a piece of this huge market, gamers are reaping the benefits. New and innovative games are constantly going live on the internet as well as hitting the store shelves. With all of this competition everyone will always be able to find something that they like in the huge array of options out there. There is lots of fun to be had for all. All you need to do is to get out there and start playing.