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Identity Crisis: What Makes Someone A "Gamer"

GR: Compared to other forms of entertainment, video games are relatively young. Despite the fact that they've grown in popularity exponentially over the past several years, games have still been walled off from the likes of movies and television, and compartmentalized into a category of their own. A category that is believed to be dominated by pimply nerds and adult men living in their parents' basements. However, that stereotype couldn't be more inaccurate, as people of all ages and walks of life are engaging in games.

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iamnsuperman3925d ago (Edited 3925d ago )

Like they said on gametrailers's bonus round (I don't usual watch it I was very bored):

Someone who calls himself a gamer uses it as a badge of honor......Like a foody. We all eat food but people who call themselves foodies are doing so to show how much they really like it

They are right they said everyone is a gamer but the ones who calls themselves gamers do so as a badge to show others they are really into it

Zuperman3925d ago

GAMER = A Human who plays video games.

Godlovesgamers3925d ago

I think people who go around touting they're gamers are just looking for a title that makes them feel good, but really at the end of the day, who cares? I think people care more about what kind of person you are than what you're in to.

Root3925d ago

Who cares? A lot of people.

It's a hobby we like, some people like myself arn't that good at many things in life but when it comes to media like products like TV, Film and Video Games it's something that clicks. People who do art call themselfs artists, people who are a fan of football with their favorite team go around saying they are <insert team name here> fans so why can't gamers be the same

The thing which bugs me the most is that these days gaming has become so main stream that every one goes around calling themselfs a gamer and it's a tad insulting.

A gamer in my opinion is someone who not only plays games and likes them...but is very knowledgeable in that field. But as I've said it seems a lot of people go round these days saying they are one when you know they aren't and are just doing it for the sake of it.

CourierSix3925d ago

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While I agree with most of what you said, I don't think someone who calls themselves a gamer should have to know a great deal in the gaming field. Personally I'm not really knowledgeable about the industry, but I can appreciate everything that goes into the industry and certainly what comes out. I like being known as a gamer and not just other guy who just plays COD or Battlefield.

caseh3925d ago

It's the people who go around touting they are 'hardcore gamers' that annoy me. In todays console market there is no hardcore outside of gamers who enter competitions with the aim of finding sponsors, making a living out of it.

The rest of us are mere 'core' gamers, the mainstream. We play whats popular and well known, because the internet has simply made the world a smaller place so nothing slips between the gaps like it used to.

Hardcore used to be importing a game from a foreign country, in a language you didn't even understand just so you could play it. Paying top dollar for Neo-Geo AES carts, because you wanted an authentic arcade experience.

It never applied to playing Fifa and CoD with 12 year olds.

dcj05243925d ago

I dont play whats popular. I play what I enjoy playing. If it happens to be popular well so be it.

Pillsbury13925d ago

I would say gamers are those who actively participate in playing games and are knowledgable about them and are immersed in gaming.

andreasx3925d ago

the people who play CoD all day

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JohnCartenper3925d ago

Only a non-gamer would tout around he's a gamer.

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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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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_looken5d ago (Edited 5d 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
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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.