A new study from GameHouse about women that play games just came out and everyone is focusing on what they feel is the important aspect of the study. Sex. The study surveyed 2000 US adults and shows that women that play online games have more sex than women that play games offline.

Let’s start with a few flaws that I find in the survey. One, 2000 people is not that large of a sample audience. First, they don’t qualify by what they mean with the term online gaming. Do they mean console online gaming? Or maybe PC? Is it separated by game genre? The first fact alone sets off my warning meters…according to their study, 55% of online gamers are women and 45% are men. While I would love to see the number of women gaming to continue to rise, the most recent stats from the ESA show that the number of women gamers is around 48%.

The study goes on to talk about relationship status of female online gamers versus female gamers. Most writers focusing on the stat that shows online female gamers have more sex. The other personal stats are so close with a difference of only 4% (including the sex question).

Then the most important stats I see state that female gamers actually don’t play online to be social. This is typically the reason that people think casual gamers play. They believe it’s a social outlet. But the study suggests otherwise. The issue is here, they don’t state if it’s online or offline female gamers that play for reasons other than social.

While an interesting infographic, I feel that these images still don’t tell the true story of female gamers online or offline.

PopCap Games launches Zuma’s Revenge! — Adventure, a single mode version of the newly-launched sequel is now available for the PC on leading game portals with a suggested retail price of US$9.95. The single mode edition includes all the stunning graphics, features and newfound power ups and game mechanics of the main “Adventure” mode from Zuma’s Revenge!, but does not include the premium version’s 3 other modes.

“Adventure mode is the core of Zuma’s Revenge!, and consumers on tight gaming budgets will have hours of fun with this infinitely replayable, never-the-same-game-twice edition at half the cost of the premium version,” said Dennis Ryan, EVP of Global Business Development. “More avid gamers may prefer the advanced challenges and additional modes in the premium version of Zuma’s Revenge! but this Adventure mode edition will enable any and all customers to enjoy this tremendous sequel to one of the all-time classics.”

“Features in Zuma’s Revenge! — Adventure include:

· More than 60 all-new levels
· Six mini-game Boss Battles that introduce explosive new attacks and wily defenses
· Three all-new power-up effects: Lightning, Laser, and Tri-Shot (plus all the power-ups from the original Zuma)
· New methods of movement like lily-pad hopping, slide-aiming, and more
· Amazing high definition (1920 x 1200) graphics and dazzling effects that bring Zuma into the modern world of gaming”

Personally, I’d say that the “premium” version is worth it. But for those on a tight budget, this is a fantastic option. Zuma’s Revenge! — Adventure is available for the PC via Web download from MSN Games, Yahoo Games, RealArcade, GameHouse, iWin.com, STEAM, AOL, and pogo.com.