Home Gaming FFD: You no longer matter. Deal with it.

FFD: You no longer matter. Deal with it.

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If you’re reading this site it’s because you’re either a) a “core gamer”, b) here by accident by clicking the wrong link on News24 or c) you have exceptionally good taste and are endowed like a mule. Even if you’re female. Chances are, like us, you love video games and have been playing them for forever. You’re entrenched in the culture of video games. You’re the sort of person who’s helped the gaming behemoths become what they are. And you’re increasingly becoming irrelevant. 

Gaming is changing. It’s becoming more and more mainstream, and more of a pure commercial product than an entertainment medium. And no, I’m not just talking about Microsoft’s Xbox One Reveal – although from what we’ve seen, their focus most certainly has shifted away from the core gamer. Games themselves are changing, becoming more and more accessible and “socially” integrated.

The last game I can think of that was really made for the traditional gamer of old, Dark Souls, is getting a sequel – and in an effort to appeal to more people, even that’s going to be more accessible. The thing is that we “core gamers” no longer exist. We aren’t the core. The core, now, seems to be the beer-guzzling, terrorist-shooting, fantasy f*cking sports playing, Angry birds-loving TV enthusiast. They’re the ones buying consoles to play Call of Duty and FIFA en masse, they’re the ones who walk in to game stores and buy random things on a whim.

You’re not the core. You’re the fringe. And you no longer matter.

Discuss.

Last Updated: May 24, 2013

149 Comments

  1. Admiral Chief Commander

    May 24, 2013 at 10:34

    STOP STARING AT MY MULE-MAN-PARTS!!!

    Reply

    • TechniKyle

      May 24, 2013 at 10:38

      I ain’t lookin at shit!

      Reply

      • Skyblue

        May 24, 2013 at 11:32

        If you are seeing shit, I’d venture that u’re looking at it backwards.

        Reply

      • Skyblue

        May 24, 2013 at 11:32

        If you are seeing shit, I’d venture that u’re looking at it backwards.

        Reply

  2. Admiral Chief Commander

    May 24, 2013 at 10:36

    Its sad, but true. I am part of the fringe these days. Loving games that make you think. Clever classy indie games. Different games like Sanctum, XCOM, Mirror’s Edge.

    Sad day indeed 🙁

    Gamers are no longer games it seems, but sheep.

    Baa baa baaaaaaa

    Reply

    • Rince an repeat

      May 24, 2013 at 10:39

      Agreed. Have to say it though, this is natural entropy at work…

      Reply

    • Slade Boender

      May 24, 2013 at 12:17

      you have sanctum 0.o
      ADD ME PUTA!!!

      Reply

  3. That Tall Twit

    May 24, 2013 at 10:36

    ‘The core, now, seems to be the beer-guzzling, terrorist-shooting,
    fantasy f*cking sports playing, Angry birds-loving TV enthusiast.’
    ^^ Awesome sentence.

    Also Option C for me >.>

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 24, 2013 at 10:37

      Well, to be fair, I still love beer

      Reply

      • That Tall Twit

        May 24, 2013 at 10:40

        As do I.
        Also have an up vote.

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 24, 2013 at 10:40

          Right back at ya!

          Reply

  4. Rince an repeat

    May 24, 2013 at 10:39

    You just broke my Friday 🙁

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 24, 2013 at 10:40

      *grabs the beer, runs out the door*

      Reply

      • Rince an repeat

        May 24, 2013 at 10:40

        Give me my beer back!

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 24, 2013 at 10:41

          *too far away to hear you*
          *chugs beers while running*
          *WONK*
          *hits streetpole*
          *passes out*

          Reply

          • Brady miaau

            May 24, 2013 at 10:42

            and the beer?

          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 24, 2013 at 10:43

            *safe in stomach*

          • Brady miaau

            May 24, 2013 at 10:45

            Lying on the ground, like some forgotten child in a world that discards and renews in one callous breath.

          • Brady miaau

            May 24, 2013 at 10:45

            Lying on the ground, like some forgotten child in a world that discards and renews in one callous breath.

          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 24, 2013 at 10:43

            *safe in stomach*

          • Rince an repeat

            May 24, 2013 at 10:44

            Steps on stomach…

          • Rince an repeat

            May 24, 2013 at 10:44

            Steps on stomach…

          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 24, 2013 at 10:45

            *wakes up, slaps rince and runs off with the rest of the beer*
            *WONK*

          • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

            May 24, 2013 at 10:54

            Holds “E” to revive Erwin

          • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

            May 24, 2013 at 10:54

            Holds “E” to revive Erwin

          • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

            May 24, 2013 at 10:54

            Holds “E” to revive Erwin

          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 24, 2013 at 10:56

            What did I miss?

            Oh, beer

            *CHUGCHUGCHUGCHUG*

            Aaaaaah

          • Scruff304

            May 24, 2013 at 12:04

            Welcome to my Friday night… It usually ends of with somebody saying “Take me drunk, I’m home.”

        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 24, 2013 at 10:41

          *too far away to hear you*
          *chugs beers while running*
          *WONK*
          *hits streetpole*
          *passes out*

          Reply

  5. Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

    May 24, 2013 at 10:40

    I was going to rant about how the industry has lost the plot but… but… I just can’t do it… It hurts too much that they have forgotten us. They have left us for a younger version of us with a shorter attention span *Starts crying inconsolably*

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 24, 2013 at 10:41

      Its cool man, it’s cool. We have our steam specials at ridiculous prices 🙂

      Reply

      • Brady miaau

        May 24, 2013 at 10:42

        too true

        Reply

      • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

        May 24, 2013 at 10:48

        *sniff* But it’s not the same. Unfortunately even the specials I just kind of glance over as most games just aren’t games anymore. There are very few that grab my attention.

        The problem isn’t so much the price of games (although that is still a relevant hurdle to jump), it’s the fact that games just don’t feel like games anymore.

        I’m not sure how to explain. But most games have lost their appeal and “woah” factor.

        Sometimes a gem comes along (Bioshock Infinite) but even that holds your hand. With unlimited health and ammo so to speak (Elizabeth randomly finding extra ammo and health for you) it’s still lost the intense feeling of not needing to die. Instead you simply die, and rush, die and rush until the enemy is gone. No real consequence. No need to stratagise.

        In the old days you still had to think. Even if you could save at a specific point and just keep re-loading you had to THINK about how best to approach situations so that you don’t screw up your chances later on.

        Now games hold your hands so tightly that you can’t lose your way later on.

        I think that is why I liked Metro so much. Decide not to stock up on specific ammo and waste it? Well you are in for a shit ride later on man. You are going to suffer and you will need to reload a very early save file so that you can try and rectify the low ammo issue you have now.

        Things like that. What happened to games? When did finishing a game become a given? Why must it hold my hand all the way and spoon feed me?

        DO NOT WANT spoonfeeding!

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        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 24, 2013 at 10:55

          Amen LC, Amen.

          Take XCOM that I am currently playing, if your troop placement and strategy is up to shit, you can lose your hard upgraded squadmate(s).

          It does NOT, hold your hand, it waits for an opening to RIP OUT YOUR INTESTINES.

          Now THAT, is quality

          Reply

        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 24, 2013 at 10:55

          Amen LC, Amen.

          Take XCOM that I am currently playing, if your troop placement and strategy is up to shit, you can lose your hard upgraded squadmate(s).

          It does NOT, hold your hand, it waits for an opening to RIP OUT YOUR INTESTINES.

          Now THAT, is quality

          Reply

          • Spathi

            May 24, 2013 at 10:57

            When my top soldier died, I had that “cold” feeling, the same as when something really bad happens in real life.

            I refuse to load when someone dies!

          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 24, 2013 at 10:58

            Same feeling you get when farting and not really farting I guess

          • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

            May 24, 2013 at 11:05

            Lol

          • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

            May 24, 2013 at 11:05

            Lol

          • Brady miaau

            May 24, 2013 at 11:05

            I am also playing it, indeed it does.

            rm -rf indeed

        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 24, 2013 at 10:55

          Amen LC, Amen.

          Take XCOM that I am currently playing, if your troop placement and strategy is up to shit, you can lose your hard upgraded squadmate(s).

          It does NOT, hold your hand, it waits for an opening to RIP OUT YOUR INTESTINES.

          Now THAT, is quality

          Reply

    • Aussious

      May 24, 2013 at 11:32

      When sales dwindle trust me they will remember us in a heart beat, the Wii is evidence of that.

      Reply

    • Aussious

      May 24, 2013 at 11:32

      When sales dwindle trust me they will remember us in a heart beat, the Wii is evidence of that.

      Reply

      • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

        May 24, 2013 at 11:36

        Not sure the Wii is really the example to use. In fact I’d rather use it to prove the current gen is much larger because the Wii is very much a casual gamer platform.

        Reply

  6. Brady miaau

    May 24, 2013 at 10:40

    Well, YOU may no longer be relevant, but I am. So there. They care about me.

    Reply

  7. Brady miaau

    May 24, 2013 at 10:40

    Well, YOU may no longer be relevant, but I am. So there. They care about me.

    Reply

    • Brady miaau

      May 24, 2013 at 10:42

      I can see it now: Xbox One, Because WE care

      PlayStation 4, because IT cares about you

      Reply

      • HvR

        May 24, 2013 at 11:17

        Reply

        • Brady miaau

          May 24, 2013 at 12:20

          🙂

          Reply

  8. Jonah Cash

    May 24, 2013 at 10:44

    Hahahahaha!! I’m a Fifa player, runs and hides behind the couch waiting for a COD death squad to come through the screen!!!
    But I am definitely a core gamer, I love the bloody things to the point where my wife hates my TV and both my consoles… It has gone so far that I can’t leave her alone in the house with my consoles, she might do something insane….. Like painting a red ring of death on my Xbox 360 just to mess with me!!!

    Reply

  9. Jonah Cash

    May 24, 2013 at 10:44

    Hahahahaha!! I’m a Fifa player, runs and hides behind the couch waiting for a COD death squad to come through the screen!!!
    But I am definitely a core gamer, I love the bloody things to the point where my wife hates my TV and both my consoles… It has gone so far that I can’t leave her alone in the house with my consoles, she might do something insane….. Like painting a red ring of death on my Xbox 360 just to mess with me!!!

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 24, 2013 at 10:47

      FIFA is SIESA

      XD

      Haha, jk, if you like it dude, then who am I to judge? Even if I don’t get soccer at all.

      Rugby, on the other hand…

      Reply

      • Jonah Cash

        May 24, 2013 at 11:01

        Don’t get me wrong, Rugby Challenge 2 is already pre ordered!! I love the way they are going with that game, it can become huge!!!

        Reply

      • Jonah Cash

        May 24, 2013 at 11:01

        Don’t get me wrong, Rugby Challenge 2 is already pre ordered!! I love the way they are going with that game, it can become huge!!!

        Reply

      • Skyblue

        May 24, 2013 at 11:37

        Free slap for calling football “soccer”.
        Been a FIFA player since Megadrive days but am also a huge rugby fan. Rugby Challenge 2 FTW!

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 24, 2013 at 11:38

          Typical, soccer/football guys slap, Rugby okes bliksem!

          😛

          Reply

          • Trevor Davies

            May 24, 2013 at 11:41

            A slap in soccer? That’s when someone waves their hand in your general direction & you collapse in agony while near death right? trollol

          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 24, 2013 at 11:42

            HAHAHA, indeed.

          • Skyblue

            May 24, 2013 at 12:21

        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 24, 2013 at 11:38

          Typical, soccer/football guys slap, Rugby okes bliksem!

          😛

          Reply

      • Skyblue

        May 24, 2013 at 11:37

        Free slap for calling football “soccer”.
        Been a FIFA player since Megadrive days but am also a huge rugby fan. Rugby Challenge 2 FTW!

        Reply

  10. Jonah Cash

    May 24, 2013 at 10:44

    Hahahahaha!! I’m a Fifa player, runs and hides behind the couch waiting for a COD death squad to come through the screen!!!
    But I am definitely a core gamer, I love the bloody things to the point where my wife hates my TV and both my consoles… It has gone so far that I can’t leave her alone in the house with my consoles, she might do something insane….. Like painting a red ring of death on my Xbox 360 just to mess with me!!!

    Reply

  11. Umar 'No Shana' Bastra

    May 24, 2013 at 10:49

    I don’t get it ….MS had gamers in the bag with 360, but they are so busy chasing after Apple and they are so greedy to get a chunk of those markets that they seem to forget the huge gaming market. Gamers a very loyal and will support you if you are willing to cater to us. Yes details are hazy about PS4 , but tell me now you didn’t feel warm and fuzzy with Sony’s conference, because they focusing on the gamers and in all honesty they woed the shit out of me. But please people, we too are going to be the downfall of gaming … We should ban together and say STUFF YOU MS and not buy this shit man …. we vote with our money …. but then again are there enough of us willing to make this stand …. but in any case, don’t support ONE, Stop buying tacked on DLC, stop being okay with this mediocre trash we are given ….. Let us stop being cows for these greedy mutha fudgers …..

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    • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

      May 24, 2013 at 10:53

      Unfortunately, Umar, the older “core gamer” generation is much, much, much smaller than the current generation of gamer. They will appeal to the masses and unfortunately we, the older gamers, are not the masses anymore.

      Reply

    • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

      May 24, 2013 at 10:53

      Unfortunately, Umar, the older “core gamer” generation is much, much, much smaller than the current generation of gamer. They will appeal to the masses and unfortunately we, the older gamers, are not the masses anymore.

      Reply

    • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

      May 24, 2013 at 10:53

      Unfortunately, Umar, the older “core gamer” generation is much, much, much smaller than the current generation of gamer. They will appeal to the masses and unfortunately we, the older gamers, are not the masses anymore.

      Reply

      • Umar 'No Shana' Bastra

        May 24, 2013 at 10:57

        You know as much as people say that … I don’t want to believe it lol ……… but even then, Core gamers can at least band together …. at the very least if sony pulls the same krap, support Nintendo. I don’t ever see Nintendo going this route, could I be wrong though?

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        • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

          May 24, 2013 at 11:05

          It will happen

          Reply

        • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

          May 24, 2013 at 11:05

          It will happen

          Reply

          • Umar 'No Shana' Bastra

            May 24, 2013 at 11:13

            Can I just remain Naive and believe it won’t

          • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

            May 24, 2013 at 11:16

            Hehe. Sure. Why not 🙂

          • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

            May 24, 2013 at 11:16

            Hehe. Sure. Why not 🙂

    • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

      May 24, 2013 at 11:44

      Neither Sony or MS will get my money. This brings me to my other point. The only area that’s still inviting to the Core gamer is the PC. The only place where we have control. I just had 2 fantastic experiences recently with MoH: Warffighter and Bulletstorm. Those are 2 games that the media ripped to shreds. Play those games to the end and they both tell stories of human nature, something that’s lacking in the so called AAA games. Oh and both those games cost me nothing more than R90. They were so cheap in the first place that I care zilch about 2nd hand sales. I’m thinking Steam Box will save us all from this console BS.

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      • Umar 'No Shana' Bastra

        May 24, 2013 at 11:58

        Indeed, they should never get our money. agreed on PC but I wish they push more for vita, it has potential to be a core gaming system, 3DS is already light years ahead

        Reply

        • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

          May 24, 2013 at 12:30

          The Vita has so much potential but it’s getting neglected. Sony have lots on their plate at E3 this year. Luckily the PS3 has 3 more exclusives coming to keep the current gamers busy until the next E3.

          Reply

      • Admiral Chief Commander

        May 24, 2013 at 12:11

        Yar, Bulletstorm was a gem, got mine for R40

        Reply

  12. Tasty peas mixed with porridge

    May 24, 2013 at 10:55

    Nice to see the Wii U is gaining popularity again now that the gamers realize that the only gaming machine for games and off-line games is good old trusty Nintendo. The PS4 is going to pull the same shit but with different PR.

    JIM Le Noir, you were right. NINTENDO FOR THE WIN.

    Reply

  13. Tasty peas mixed with porridge

    May 24, 2013 at 10:55

    Nice to see the Wii U is gaining popularity again now that the gamers realize that the only gaming machine for games and off-line games is good old trusty Nintendo. The PS4 is going to pull the same shit but with different PR.

    JIM Le Noir, you were right. NINTENDO FOR THE WIN.

    Reply

    • Umar 'No Shana' Bastra

      May 24, 2013 at 10:58

      From the start I have been routing for this Ninty … I can feel it hard in my bones that they are going to back a huge comeback

      Reply

    • mancera

      May 24, 2013 at 11:01

      The Banana is always right…

      Reply

    • mancera

      May 24, 2013 at 11:01

      The Banana is always right…

      Reply

  14. Tasty peas mixed with porridge

    May 24, 2013 at 10:55

    Nice to see the Wii U is gaining popularity again now that the gamers realize that the only gaming machine for games and off-line games is good old trusty Nintendo. The PS4 is going to pull the same shit but with different PR.

    JIM Le Noir, you were right. NINTENDO FOR THE WIN.

    Reply

  15. Daniel Keevy

    May 24, 2013 at 10:57

    The problem is the gaming industry has turned its back on existing consumers and are attempting to attract new consumers through killing second hand games and cheap gimmicks (eg Call of Duty dog).

    It’ll come to a head pretty soon, once existing customers decide they’ve had enough.

    Reply

    • fred

      May 24, 2013 at 11:08

      The dog idea is quite nice , dogs and cats need more representation in games. I vote for a rhino poacher hunting game with a dog by your side set in the Kruger park

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Commander

        May 24, 2013 at 11:11

        Sign me up for that. Killing poachers ftw

        Reply

      • Admiral Chief Commander

        May 24, 2013 at 11:11

        Sign me up for that. Killing poachers ftw

        Reply

      • Admiral Chief Commander

        May 24, 2013 at 11:11

        Sign me up for that. Killing poachers ftw

        Reply

      • Admiral Chief Commander

        May 24, 2013 at 11:11

        Sign me up for that. Killing poachers ftw

        Reply

    • Umar 'No Shana' Bastra

      May 24, 2013 at 11:21

      Agreed …. existing customers should have taken a stand long ago…….but I hope that this gen more people will make waves … I mean how was it that not more waves were made about Last Light DLC Hard Mode …….. I really hope people didn’t buy it

      Reply

    • Umar 'No Shana' Bastra

      May 24, 2013 at 11:21

      Agreed …. existing customers should have taken a stand long ago…….but I hope that this gen more people will make waves … I mean how was it that not more waves were made about Last Light DLC Hard Mode …….. I really hope people didn’t buy it

      Reply

    • Umar 'No Shana' Bastra

      May 24, 2013 at 11:21

      Agreed …. existing customers should have taken a stand long ago…….but I hope that this gen more people will make waves … I mean how was it that not more waves were made about Last Light DLC Hard Mode …….. I really hope people didn’t buy it

      Reply

    • Umar 'No Shana' Bastra

      May 24, 2013 at 11:21

      Agreed …. existing customers should have taken a stand long ago…….but I hope that this gen more people will make waves … I mean how was it that not more waves were made about Last Light DLC Hard Mode …….. I really hope people didn’t buy it

      Reply

    • Aussious

      May 24, 2013 at 11:27

      I completely agree with you.

      Reply

  16. Lardus

    May 24, 2013 at 11:02

    I’m more of a Blue Whale myself. I pity the mules. Not that either of us matter anymore.

    Reply

  17. Lardus

    May 24, 2013 at 11:02

    I’m more of a Blue Whale myself. I pity the mules. Not that either of us matter anymore.

    Reply

  18. LordCaptainAwesomeness

    May 24, 2013 at 11:14

    @Geoff

    Thank you for trying to get our tempers up today, but in all honestly I cannot be bothered anymore.

    I will stick to my Trusty PS3 and PC, play the Gems out there. There have been so many games that I have skipped over the past couple of years, that will now be getting my attention.

    I think it is time to Raid Steam, and the PSN for those Gems (Final fantasy series, MGS, Gran Turismo etc)

    It has been a steady decline for a while now, this unending trend to supply the sheep with the copy and paste crap. I for one am out.

    Reply

  19. LordCaptainAwesomeness

    May 24, 2013 at 11:14

    @Geoff

    Thank you for trying to get our tempers up today, but in all honestly I cannot be bothered anymore.

    I will stick to my Trusty PS3 and PC, play the Gems out there. There have been so many games that I have skipped over the past couple of years, that will now be getting my attention.

    I think it is time to Raid Steam, and the PSN for those Gems (Final fantasy series, MGS, Gran Turismo etc)

    It has been a steady decline for a while now, this unending trend to supply the sheep with the copy and paste crap. I for one am out.

    Reply

    • Umar 'No Shana' Bastra

      May 24, 2013 at 11:16

      You should be bothered …. more Gamers should stand up …. But that is a huge problem in the community, as long as we are fine with what we have, we don’t care, I’m like this too, but we should take a stand….

      Reply

      • LordCaptainAwesomeness

        May 24, 2013 at 11:22

        I wont be getting a Xbone or a PS4.
        I won’t buy shitty games (COD, NFS, Simshitty)
        My Randela’s will be spent on Brilliant content, and only that, no DLC ridden crap, no 8GB day one patch nonsense.

        Reply

      • LordCaptainAwesomeness

        May 24, 2013 at 11:22

        I wont be getting a Xbone or a PS4.
        I won’t buy shitty games (COD, NFS, Simshitty)
        My Randela’s will be spent on Brilliant content, and only that, no DLC ridden crap, no 8GB day one patch nonsense.

        Reply

      • LordCaptainAwesomeness

        May 24, 2013 at 11:22

        I wont be getting a Xbone or a PS4.
        I won’t buy shitty games (COD, NFS, Simshitty)
        My Randela’s will be spent on Brilliant content, and only that, no DLC ridden crap, no 8GB day one patch nonsense.

        Reply

      • LordCaptainAwesomeness

        May 24, 2013 at 11:22

        I wont be getting a Xbone or a PS4.
        I won’t buy shitty games (COD, NFS, Simshitty)
        My Randela’s will be spent on Brilliant content, and only that, no DLC ridden crap, no 8GB day one patch nonsense.

        Reply

  20. LordCaptainAwesomeness

    May 24, 2013 at 11:14

    @Geoff

    Thank you for trying to get our tempers up today, but in all honestly I cannot be bothered anymore.

    I will stick to my Trusty PS3 and PC, play the Gems out there. There have been so many games that I have skipped over the past couple of years, that will now be getting my attention.

    I think it is time to Raid Steam, and the PSN for those Gems (Final fantasy series, MGS, Gran Turismo etc)

    It has been a steady decline for a while now, this unending trend to supply the sheep with the copy and paste crap. I for one am out.

    Reply

  21. LordCaptainAwesomeness

    May 24, 2013 at 11:14

    @Geoff

    Thank you for trying to get our tempers up today, but in all honestly I cannot be bothered anymore.

    I will stick to my Trusty PS3 and PC, play the Gems out there. There have been so many games that I have skipped over the past couple of years, that will now be getting my attention.

    I think it is time to Raid Steam, and the PSN for those Gems (Final fantasy series, MGS, Gran Turismo etc)

    It has been a steady decline for a while now, this unending trend to supply the sheep with the copy and paste crap. I for one am out.

    Reply

  22. Unavengedavo

    May 24, 2013 at 11:18

    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 24, 2013 at 11:19

      ITS
      A
      TRAP
      DON’T
      CLICK

      Reply

      • fred

        May 24, 2013 at 11:21

        Too late …i’m ruined

        Reply

      • fred

        May 24, 2013 at 11:21

        Too late …i’m ruined

        Reply

      • fred

        May 24, 2013 at 11:21

        Too late …i’m ruined

        Reply

      • fred

        May 24, 2013 at 11:21

        Too late …i’m ruined

        Reply

      • Unavengedavo

        May 24, 2013 at 11:24

        It was not meant as a trap… Those scarred me just as much as they did you :'(

        Reply

    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 24, 2013 at 11:22

      TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP

      Reply

    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 24, 2013 at 11:22

      TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP

      Reply

    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 24, 2013 at 11:22

      TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP

      Reply

    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 24, 2013 at 11:22

      TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP

      Reply

  23. Trevor Davies

    May 24, 2013 at 11:21

    If you think about it, the games industry we have today is still fairly new. It’s changing & growing very rapidly – so priorities will always change because most companies will chase the money or try to control the direction of the market for their own benefit, which is what’s happening now. It’s not the entire industry going that way though, it’s the behemoths who lose money selling 5,000,000 copies of a game. Although I think they have lost sight of the fact that their customers are the ones who are important most important, not their shareholders, and don’t seem to realise that while they may want to appeal to a broader base, kicking their original loyal customers in the teeth to do so isn’t a very clever move – because while there may be less of them, they buy more per head.

    While “core gamers” may be getting less attention from big publishers, they’re not the only ones releasing games. Indie games have exploded over the last few years and are getting much bigger in scope, crowdfunding is growing, and there’s still publishers who don’t just appeal to the lowest common denominator. Even then, just because a game is “dumbed down for the unwashed masses” doesn’t mean it’s not fun. Dead Souls was damn difficult, but it was also fair, there is also such a thing as being too difficult. While a cool franchises can be stuffed up ala Dead Space 3, which sucks giant donkey balls for that specific game, there’s always something else to play, we don’t have one big must-play game a year any more.

    I’m still fairly optimistic about gaming in general. One door may be closing, but others are popping open all the time.

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  24. Trevor Davies

    May 24, 2013 at 11:21

    If you think about it, the games industry we have today is still fairly new. It’s changing & growing very rapidly – so priorities will always change because most companies will chase the money or try to control the direction of the market for their own benefit, which is what’s happening now. It’s not the entire industry going that way though, it’s the behemoths who lose money selling 5,000,000 copies of a game. Although I think they have lost sight of the fact that their customers are the ones who are important most important, not their shareholders, and don’t seem to realise that while they may want to appeal to a broader base, kicking their original loyal customers in the teeth to do so isn’t a very clever move – because while there may be less of them, they buy more per head.

    While “core gamers” may be getting less attention from big publishers, they’re not the only ones releasing games. Indie games have exploded over the last few years and are getting much bigger in scope, crowdfunding is growing, and there’s still publishers who don’t just appeal to the lowest common denominator. Even then, just because a game is “dumbed down for the unwashed masses” doesn’t mean it’s not fun. Dead Souls was damn difficult, but it was also fair, there is also such a thing as being too difficult. While a cool franchises can be stuffed up ala Dead Space 3, which sucks giant donkey balls for that specific game, there’s always something else to play, we don’t have one big must-play game a year any more.

    I’m still fairly optimistic about gaming in general. One door may be closing, but others are popping open all the time.

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  25. Aussious

    May 24, 2013 at 11:22

    I think people are currently defining the whole “core” gaming thing incorrectly, I don’t consider myself a hardcore gamer I’m more of a casual gamer in the sense that I mostly play games because of the stories they tell, I’m not a completionist and I love collecting games hence I have a collection of over 300 games. I consider a friend of mine a hardcore gamer because he painstakingly build up a PC rig for over 25 grand spends night after night raking up high scores and the only reason he owns an Xbox is because he wants to achieve the highest gamescore possible. People that play Angrybirds birds on their cellphones or social network games should not be considered gamers at all, simply because they did not buy that device to game. Hence I pose this question to everyone how many people do you know personally that bought an game console to download movies, play music and watch TV? My point being people buy game consoles to play games, its always been that way and its not about to change There are over 154 Million (PS3 & Xbox 360 fanbase) gamers in the world right now that bought their consoles to play games not for multimedia.The Wii was an exception to this rule not the norm and if you look at its distorted lifespan this is very evident. THIS IS WHY MS ON THEIR CURRENT TRAJECTORY WILL FAIL DISMALLY!

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  26. Aussious

    May 24, 2013 at 11:22

    I think people are currently defining the whole “core” gaming thing incorrectly, I don’t consider myself a hardcore gamer I’m more of a casual gamer in the sense that I mostly play games because of the stories they tell, I’m not a completionist and I love collecting games hence I have a collection of over 300 games. I consider a friend of mine a hardcore gamer because he painstakingly build up a PC rig for over 25 grand spends night after night raking up high scores and the only reason he owns an Xbox is because he wants to achieve the highest gamescore possible. People that play Angrybirds birds on their cellphones or social network games should not be considered gamers at all, simply because they did not buy that device to game. Hence I pose this question to everyone how many people do you know personally that bought an game console to download movies, play music and watch TV? My point being people buy game consoles to play games, its always been that way and its not about to change There are over 154 Million (PS3 & Xbox 360 fanbase) gamers in the world right now that bought their consoles to play games not for multimedia.The Wii was an exception to this rule not the norm and if you look at its distorted lifespan this is very evident. THIS IS WHY MS ON THEIR CURRENT TRAJECTORY WILL FAIL DISMALLY!

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  27. Aussious

    May 24, 2013 at 11:22

    I think people are currently defining the whole “core” gaming thing incorrectly, I don’t consider myself a hardcore gamer I’m more of a casual gamer in the sense that I mostly play games because of the stories they tell, I’m not a completionist and I love collecting games hence I have a collection of over 300 games. I consider a friend of mine a hardcore gamer because he painstakingly build up a PC rig for over 25 grand spends night after night raking up high scores and the only reason he owns an Xbox is because he wants to achieve the highest gamescore possible. People that play Angrybirds birds on their cellphones or social network games should not be considered gamers at all, simply because they did not buy that device to game. Hence I pose this question to everyone how many people do you know personally that bought an game console to download movies, play music and watch TV? My point being people buy game consoles to play games, its always been that way and its not about to change There are over 154 Million (PS3 & Xbox 360 fanbase) gamers in the world right now that bought their consoles to play games not for multimedia.The Wii was an exception to this rule not the norm and if you look at its distorted lifespan this is very evident. THIS IS WHY MS ON THEIR CURRENT TRAJECTORY WILL FAIL DISMALLY!

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    • fred

      May 24, 2013 at 11:33

      There are too many developers , gaming consoles and devices competing for the budget and time of the core gaming enthusiast , some are going to fall off the bus sooner or later.

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  28. Aussious

    May 24, 2013 at 11:22

    I think people are currently defining the whole “core” gaming thing incorrectly, I don’t consider myself a hardcore gamer I’m more of a casual gamer in the sense that I mostly play games because of the stories they tell, I’m not a completionist and I love collecting games hence I have a collection of over 300 games. I consider a friend of mine a hardcore gamer because he painstakingly build up a PC rig for over 25 grand spends night after night raking up high scores and the only reason he owns an Xbox is because he wants to achieve the highest gamescore possible. People that play Angrybirds birds on their cellphones or social network games should not be considered gamers at all, simply because they did not buy that device to game. Hence I pose this question to everyone how many people do you know personally that bought an game console to download movies, play music and watch TV? My point being people buy game consoles to play games, its always been that way and its not about to change There are over 154 Million (PS3 & Xbox 360 fanbase) gamers in the world right now that bought their consoles to play games not for multimedia.The Wii was an exception to this rule not the norm and if you look at its distorted lifespan this is very evident. THIS IS WHY MS ON THEIR CURRENT TRAJECTORY WILL FAIL DISMALLY!

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  29. Lord Chaos

    May 24, 2013 at 11:58

    I noticed this some time ago when games that used to be fun became more about action and heading in guns blazing than stealth or strategy.

    It was a sad day and I’m hoping every day for a crash in the gaming market so they can rethink.

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  30. Scruff304

    May 24, 2013 at 12:03

    Insta depressed… Just Geoff…

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  31. Axon1988

    May 24, 2013 at 14:15

    Gnnnnnnnnnnnnnhhhhhhhhhhh, dark souls. So stuck, I cannot stop playing it. I keep dying, I keep dying. I want to stop dying, but I don’t want to stop playing. This is like a auto injector for cocaine, it never ends.

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  32. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    May 24, 2013 at 14:39

    We’ve had lengthy discussions on whether the casual market is really the el dorado or whether publishers and hardware markers are slowly digging their own graves. I think the problem is numbers. The gaming industry only sees numbers and potential revenue, instead of a sustainable industry that will still be around in the next 20 years. That’s also partially why greed has become the number one rallying call for publishers and hardware makers. If you think about it, this has actually been the worst gaming generation to date, and it seems the next one is going to to be even worse.

    Core gamers tend to exaggerate their contribution to the industry, but by in large, we are loyal, and that brand loyalty is something that the casuals rarely have. It’s great if a casual becomes a core gamer (after all we were all once innocent non-gamers), but the Wii has shown us that this can be shaky .. They’re currently struggling because their core has left for greener pastures, and their casual fan base has left them for the new Samsung phone, or ipad or packet of nik naks.

    I think this generation will be interesting, because it’s going to leave a lot of the core angry and frustrated, and gaming itself a little different. Whether that’s a good or a bad thing, depends on whether console gamers will accept the changes coming, or whether we shift to predominately PC gamers or even become non-gamers all together. The latter would be very extreme, but I guess in my case, I’d just become a retro gamer, and enjoy the games of my youth.

    Come to think of it, I need to replay Breath of Fire again.

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  33. Weanerdog

    May 24, 2013 at 21:20

    Core at last yippee

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  34. iPrimal

    May 26, 2013 at 08:24

    It sounds like I may part of the new core…. 🙁

    However, I do enjoy some retro gaming from time to time. Going all the way back to pokemon red, punch out, and super mario bros. Maybe there is still hope for me.

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  35. Ultimo_Cleric_N7

    May 28, 2013 at 10:04

    MAN I am bummed, I missed out on this on Friday as I was in Durbs with a client.
    Basically, its all true

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