The U.S. average gamer spent about 6.3 hours every week playing video games in 2013, according to research from Nielsen. That’s an increase of about 36 minutes since 2012, and an hour and 12 minutes longer than gamers played in 2011. (Time)

Paul Asay has written for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for PluggedIn and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He recently collaborated with Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, on his book The Good Dad. He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and his two children. Follow him on Twitter.