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10 Surprising Celebrity Gamers

How do the Avengers unwind after a hard day of saving the world? gaming of course!  Here Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans duke it out on the old-school handheld via link cable.  If this doesn't give you the good '90s vibes then I don't know what else will, but I bet they felt like they're back in the schoolyard playing with friends again.

Scarlett Johansson Chris Evans

Is Snoop Dogg a gamer? The famous rapper could probably wipe the floor with you faster than you can say "fo shizzle my nizzle". In fact, he has over 800k followers on Twitch where he streams sports games like Madden and NBA 2k.

Snoop Dogg

The Sin City actress once revealed that she's an avid gamer. "I grew up playing Bomberman and Pac-Man and Super Mario Brothers and Zelda, where you had just this little guy who could barely walk and the music was like doot... doot... doot....I just got the Wii and that's fun. I play all of the Wii Sports games, like bowling, tennis, and baseball. That's a lot of fun."

Jessica Alba

One of the world's most famous directors is also a long-time gamer.  However, his love of games didn't prevent him from personally approving the infamous 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial game for the Atari 2600 which is widely considered to be one of the worst game of all time.

Steven Spielberg

Not just a singer and business woman, Rihanna is a gamer as well.  Interestingly, her company Fenty Beauty teamed up with Riot Games, the company behind League of Legends.  Fenty Beauty “curated beauty looks across Riot Games and content, aiming to highlight the multifaceted and diverse beauty landscape that celebrates beauty in all of its forms –including animation”.

Rihanna

Perhaps it's no surprise that the man behind the metal of the Apple I is an avid gamer.  Apple co-founder "Woz" was no casual player though, he held records for his high scores in Tetris and was featured in several issues of the now defunct magazine Nintendo Power.

Steve Wozniak

The That 70's Show actress has expressed her love for video games on several occasions. She is known to play Call of Duty and World of Warcraft among others.  On an episode of Hot Ones, Mila Kunis confessed that she played as a mix of fire and ice mage, adding that her character had pink pigtails

Mila Kunis

Henry Cavill is another celebrity that is not unfamiliar with World of Warcraft.  His love of gaming has been the subject of many viral videos, but perhaps none were as well received as the one featuring Superman himself building his own gaming rig!

Henry Cavill

Here Robin Williams is playing Zelda on the 3DS with his daughter Zelda.  The names are no coincidence. The late comedian was so smitten by the original Zelda for the NES that he named his daughter after the princess. To advertise the release of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D in 2011, Robin and his daughter appeared on a number of commercial spots for the game.

Robin Williams

Olivia Munn

If there is one celebrity gamer to rule them all, then it's probably Oliva Munn.  The former G4 host made a career out of gaming, but it wasn't all just for show. When she's not on set, she can often be found in front of a console.

Chloë Grace Moretz

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