Opinion: Despite Everything, I'm Still a Gamer | GodisaGeek

Mick Fraser: "I am, and always will be, a gamer – no matter which way the industry goes, or how sullied that term may become. It shouldn’t be an insult, a thinly-veiled put down, or a thing of shame. There is such beauty and retreat to be found within the medium that no amount of bad press should ever darken that term.

Of course, being a gamer is not a rare claim in itself. Hell, these days it’s not even uncommon. Gamers are everywhere. The sudden swell of the mobile market puts a handful of gamers on every bus trip, the accessibility of handhelds like the Vita and the 3DS pepper the streets with them, and the assortment of consoles and PCs have bred gamers in homes on every road. These days, being a gamer is not a strange thing at all – not like it was when I was growing up, when I used to invite my mates in to play Final Fantasy instead of football, and they’d look at me like I was suggesting we come inside and eat the neighbour’s cat."