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A 5 Step Guide to Ending Elitism

Why does the games community hold to allegiances with games/creators/platforms under such ire? Here, in a helpful format, is a guide to making video games and their appreciation a healthier pastime.

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moparful993935d ago

Personally I think it all derives from our competitive nature and how companies and the media use this natural competition to elicit emotional reactions out of the fans.. Look at how many articles that come out everyday saying why company A's product is so much better than company B's..

Wont stop as long as there is a buck to be made unfortunately..

fenome3935d ago

Personally I think everyone on this site should read this. There's nothing wrong with voicing what you like or don't like, but it seems like people actually go out of their way to bash on things and it's annoying to say the least.

I've been trying to get thoughtful communication going on in here for a while, it's hard sometimes. But I've also been pleasantly surprised a few times, so I think there's still hope yet

moparful993935d ago

You're right it's very difficult to have discussions without someone feeling insulted over another's opinion..

I'm guilty myself of being drawn into those types of arguments. Its difficult to separate emotions from something we've invested soo much time, money, and effort into.. We don't like seeing our preferred product or company badmouthed and it's far to easy to react from an emotional mindset rather rational and respectful..

iamnsuperman3935d ago

"There's nothing wrong with voicing what you like or don't like, but it seems like people actually go out of their way to bash on things and it's annoying to say the least."

It depends what you mean by bash. Some people get offended when you criticise a company for what you see as a mistake. What these leads to is people asking you "are you on crack" or "you are stupid". Hard to have a discussion with people with those types of responses.

Einhert3935d ago

Because a majority of the games community is stupid.

It is really that simple.

Coach_McGuirk3935d ago

I often wonder if I'm reading the thoughts and opinions of 12 year olds on here.

Einhert3935d ago

I just don't understand the mindless religious fanaticism that products draw.

I can understand being passionate about something but there is a line.

Its articles like Sony or Xbox or Wii selling well and the average person is patting these multinational mega corporations on the back.....

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5 Of The Best Narrative Twists In Video Games

GL compiles a list of some of the most mind-blowing video game narrative twists in recent memory, from The Last of Us to Outer Wilds

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Rebel_Scum23h ago

With articles like these cant you tag the games mentioned so that we can know ahead of time if there’s a spoiler to avoid?

Not clicking on your article otherwise.

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The 5 best video game adaptations of popular board games

Discover our top video game adaptations of popular board games, from Bloodbowl to Wingspan & get your board game friends into video games!

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.