'I shoot the wrong man but I enjoy it anyway': Meet 'Britain's oldest gamer' who queued at midnight for Call of Duty aged 78

A 78-year-old grandmother who queued past midnight to get her hands on the latest Call of Duty game this week is staking her claim as one of Britain's oldest gamers.

Doreen Fox can't get enough of the ultra violent shoot-em-up, despite being around half a century older than the average gamer.

Widowed Doreen says she loves the thrill of the bloodthirsty violence in games like Call of Duty - and she's been an avid video games fan for three decades.

She first started playing computer games on her grandson Gareth's Nintendo in the 80's where she mastered the likes of Super Mario Brothers.

And Doreen and Gareth, 32, are still gaming together years later in her flat in Dudley, West Mids.

On Monday night they pair queued for THREE hours to get their hands on the latest 'Call of Duty: Ghosts' game at Merry Hill Shopping Centre, Brierley Hill, West Mids.

Retired cleaner Doreen, whose husband Dennis died 11 years ago, said: 'I just love the violence of it - it keeps me focused, I don't like to sit still.

'I suffered two strokes in 2008 and things like this keeps me on my toes. 

'When you're playing the games you're on the edge of your seat.

'They are really realistic - its amazing how they make them. It's like playing a Hollywood movie.

'Whenever I play, I play my grandson, but I don't think I have ever beat him. I'm not as quick as I used to be.

'I always shoot the wrong man or point the gun at a tree instead - but I don't mind, I enjoy it anyway.

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'My neighbours and other relatives look at me gone out - they say what are you playing that for?

'God knows what the neighbours think when they can hear bombs and gun noises coming from my little flat.'

Doreen, who also enjoys knitting and gardening, says she is also partial to playing Grand Theft Auto - widely regarded as the most violent games of all time.

She added: 'I don't understand the controversy behind all these games - they are not half fun.

'Don't get me wrong, I'd never go around battering people with my handbag - I'm not a criminal. But you really lose yourself in them.

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'I can't imagine there's many people my age playing computer games as much as me.' 

The Call of Duty series has already made more than #5billion worldwide.

Sales of the game’s predecessor Call of Duty: Black Ops II sold 2.6 million copies in the UK in 2012, making it the country’s best selling entertainment release of the year.

But bosses at developer Infinity Ward warned initial sales could be slower this time around as gamers waited for new consoles to be released later this month.