{"id":92555,"date":"2016-06-08T13:04:41","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T11:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=92555"},"modified":"2016-06-08T13:05:29","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T11:05:29","slug":"12-celebrities-who-are-secretly-hardcore-gamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/92555-12-celebrities-who-are-secretly-hardcore-gamers","title":{"rendered":"12 Celebrities who are secretly hardcore gamers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gamers are becoming more and more prevalent among the world’s population as the gaming industry steadily grows.<\/p>\n

With the gaming industry being worth more than the film and music industries combined, it only makes sense that some film celebrities enjoy gaming.<\/p>\n

Check out these 12 celebrities who are massively into video games.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Henry Cavill<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Superman star Henry Cavill is secretly a commited\u00a0PC gamer<\/a><\/strong>, and almost missed out on his Superman callback because he was playing World of Warcraft. He enjoys playing a variety of games, including Skyrim.<\/p>\n

\"Henry<\/a><\/p>\n

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Megan Fox<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Megan Fox is an avid Xbox gamer and enjoys playing action-packed titles, including Halo: Reach<\/strong>. She is highly competitive and plays online<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0regularly.<\/p>\n

\"Megan<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mila Kunis<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mila Kunis is a hardcore gamer who was addicted to World of Warcraft for years, although she has now managed to switch to more casual games<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Mila<\/a><\/p>\n

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Robin Williams<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Robin Williams expressed\u00a0an extraordinary admiration<\/a><\/strong> for video games, going so far as to name\u00a0his daughter Zelda. There is an NPC in World of Warcraft named Robin, in remembrance of the great comedian and gamer.<\/p>\n

\"Robin<\/a><\/p>\n

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Will Arnett<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Will Arnett is a big fan<\/a><\/strong> of Call of Duty and is often up all night on Xbox Live.<\/p>\n

\"Will<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jason Bateman<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jason Bateman joins Will Arnett on a gaming commentary show<\/a><\/strong> focussed on Xbox games.<\/p>\n

\"Jason<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jerry O’Connell<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jerry O’Connell is an avid gamer who regularly participates in midnight Xbox gaming sessions<\/a><\/strong> hosted by Will Arnett.<\/p>\n

\"Jerry<\/a><\/p>\n

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Justin Theroux<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Justin Theroux is yet another Call of Duty fan who is part of the famous Xbox clique<\/a><\/strong> hosted by Will Arnett.<\/p>\n

\"Justin<\/a><\/p>\n

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Conan O’Brein<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Conan O’Brein is a talk show host\u00a0who often mentions gaming and geek culture on his shows. He also hosts Clueless Gamer<\/strong>, a celebrity gaming show available to watch on YouTube<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Conan<\/a><\/p>\n

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Zachary Levi<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Zachary Levi, the star of Chuck, is really into video games. He is a hardcore console gamer<\/a><\/strong> who has done voice acting for many games and hosted a few video game awards shows.<\/p>\n

\"Zachary<\/a><\/p>\n

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Samuel L. Jackson<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Samuel L. Jackson has been gaming for a long time<\/strong> <\/a>and has embraced the hobby, hosting several video game awards ceremonies.<\/p>\n

\"Samuel<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jack Black<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jack Black has been a hardcore gamer since the dawn of the industry, and has even been featured<\/strong> <\/a>as a main character in a video game.<\/p>\n

\"Jack<\/a><\/p>\n

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