10 female celebrities that are gamers

In the early 20th Century the world was a pretty sombre place, but then a genius called Thomas Goldsmith Jr. came up with the concept of the video game and the rest, as they say, is history. The results of Goldsmith’s invention were phenomenal and today video games are synonymous with boredom busters so much so that the video game industry is now a multibillion dollar one, with more and more people having access to them every day, everywhere courtesy of portable devices. But if you though video games are a ‘guy thing’ then think again because these women celebrities play them like nobody’s business. Want to find out who these tech savvy women are? Browse through this slideshow of 10 female celebrities that are gamers to find out.

#1 Mila Kunis

The first name that comes to mind when one thinks of female celebrity gamers is that of Mila Kunis. Ashton Kutcher’s wife not only has the honour of playing a video game character on the silver screen in the form of Mona Sax in the 2008 film Max Payne, but is also a hard core gamer. The 31-year-old admitted to being a World of Warcraft fanatic on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and even discussed the game in detail with the talk show host. Let’s hope Mila and hubby Ashton bring up their son Wyatt as a hardcore gamer too.

#2 Megan Fox

Besides her hubby Brian Austin Green, Transformers star Megan Fox also has deep affection for her X-Box. The 28-year-old loves her gaming system to bits and in an interview with website Collider confessed to being hooked to Halo even stating that she spends hours upon hours in front of her system playing the game with other online gamers. Let’s hope that one of you gamers have the pleasure of playing against her during one of your online adventures.

#3 Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz is definitely not your average Hollywood actress. The 42-year-old is an excellent actress, does her own stunts, has a body to die for despite being over 40, and................is also a gamer. The 42-year-old is a big fan of World of Warcraft and goes by the name Hippopotamus when playing online. So if you think WOW is just for the tough guys then you’re sadly mistaken. Tough girls love it too!

#4 Zooey Deschanel

The new girl is pretty old school when it comes to gaming. Deschanel was one of the kids who was bowled over by the Nintendo craze of the 1980’s and was even a proud owner of a Nintendo Entertainment System. The 35-year-old was completely hooked to Legend Of Zelda and spent so much time playing the game that she had to give her NES away to avoid becoming totally addicted to it.

#5 Janina Gavankar

A truly hardcore female celebrity gamer can be found in the form of True Blood and Arrow star Janina Gavankar. This tech savvy actress is not only spends many an hour playing video games, but also appeared on G4 TV to review various games such as Burnout Paradise, Rock Band etc. Oh and she’s of Indian origin if you haven’t figured that out by now. Feel proud guys, feel real proud.

#6 Rosario Dawson

You’d probably recognize her due to her recent appearance on Daredevil as Claire Temple, but Dawson has a lot more to her credit than that. The 36-year-old for her voicework for the character Tine in the 2006 video game Getting Up as well as scientist Lily Draw in the more recent Syndicate. The highly talented actress is such a huge comic geek that she makes it a point to attend Comic Cons all around the United States every year.

#7 Jessica Alba

Besides wowing us on screen with her performance as the Elastic Girl in the Fantastic Four films, Alba also won millions of hearts when she confessed that she’s a gaming addict. In her childhood, Alba was addicted to the NES and counts Bomberman, Pac Man and Super Mario Bros as some of her favourite games. The 34-year-old’s love for Nintendo still hasn’t died down and is now a proud owner of a Wii. Perhaps a few hours of Wii gaming contributes to her dreamy figure.

#8 Gemma Atkinson

Besides being one of England’s most recognizable television personalities, actress cum supermodel Gemma Atkinson is also a hardcore gamer. The 30-year-old was the voice of Lieutenant Eva McKenna in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 and its expansion Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 – Uprising. Atkinson even admitted to stowing away her Gameboy in her bathroom as a child so she could get a few extra minutes of entertainment. The actress counts Tomb Raider and Call of Duty among her favourite games.

#9 Jodie Foster

The Academy Award winning actress may be over 50, but that hasn’t stopped her from giving into her love for video games. Foster is a big fan of musical game Guitar Hero and plays it a lot as she claims she has no musical ability whatsoever and the game helps her indulge in her passion without any bias.

#10 Kim Kardashian

The reality TV star may attract attention for all the wrong reasons, but one thing noteworthy about her is her love for video games. The 34-year-old even released a video game of her own back in 2014 called Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. Kim sites Call of Duty as her favourite video game series and even tweeted before the release of Black Ops II “I can’t wait for ‘Call Of Duty Black Ops II’ to come out. The graphics look crazy”. Let’s hope fellow gamers can ‘keep up’ with her.