On Modern Gaming

GamingLives newcomer Adam B laments on his recent lack of enthusiasm for gaming, citing the industry's trend of over-franchising and dumbing down as some of the reasons

"I wouldn’t say that I want the games industry to revert back to the pre-360/PS3 days of relative obscurity, because the current popularity of games is a Good Thing™ overall, but I can’t help but feel that the need to give every big budget title “mass appeal” is harming gaming as a medium to the point that the £50, annually released, five-hour-long, run-cover-shoot-repeat, pre-order disaster is becoming the norm rather than the exception and, as a gamer, that makes me sad."