re: By Any Other Name

corky — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:07:06 GMT

I prefer the extinct degree of hardcoreness.

re: By Any Other Name

thompson — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:17:06 GMT

this is all just the language of marketing and forum posting at the end of the day. regardless of what terminology gets thrown on it, the same divide will occur. the term "hardcore" isn't what is causing stigmatization, it's a generation that still views gaming as something to be stigmatized that causes it. that'll change as kids who have been more fully engaged in the thing as a real, pervasive, major media option that competes with film and television start running the firms, writing the press, and, maybe most importantly, making the games. "casual" gamers get noise because some in the "community" resent the extent to which their market influence may be guiding the industry, changing a name won't make that go away. maybe we need to wait for the new hardcore (apologies for cutting and pasting your words) gamers to grow into running the joint and we can all just get along. until then, imma play more portal.