Casual gaming is now clearly more than a fad or a movement -- it's here to stay, and companies are thoroughly exploring this entirely new demographic of gamers. And the format's rise to industry presence has created a slate of issues unique to casual gaming -- how will it be monetized? What role will community elements play? How will users access that content, and how will it integrate with the broader sphere of entertainment media?
From Horse Armor to Mass Layoffs: The Price of Greed in Gaming. Inside the decades-long war on game workers and the players who defend them.
maybe a real enemy is people who use terms like "the real enemy"
there can be more than 1 bad thing, t's not like a kids show with 1 big bad
Executives seem to often have an obsession with perpetual revenue growth. There is always a finite amount of consumers for a product regardless of growth. Additionally, over investment is another serious issue in gaming.
honestly, the "real" enemy of gaming, is ourselves
if nobody bought horse armor, shitty dlc would have died almost overnight
if we stood firm and nobody bought games from companies that were bad with layoffs, it would be solved
we're the idiots supporting awful business practices, we are the ones enouraging it
Greed and greedy people have and always will be the main issue for everything wrong in the world. Everything is a product to be exploited for monetary gain. Even when there are things that could help progress us along for the sake of making our lives easier that thing must be exploited for monetary gains. Anything that tells you otherwise is propaganda to make you complicit.
I've never thought "DEI" (although the way most people use it doesn't match it's real definition) is the problem with games. Good games have continued to be good when they have a diverse cast, and likewise, bad games have continued to be bad. There isn't a credible example I've seen where a diverse cast has been the direct cause of a game being bad.
Matt Miller: "Every subscription to Game Informer now raises funds for St. Jude. We want you to know what that means."
I subscribed to this not knowing about how some of the proceeds go to St. Judes.
Really cool that some of the money goes there.
Even if people don't subscribe to the mag, it might bring people to the charity.
Though Unearthed Arcana's content primarily consists of subclasses and spells, WOTC's latest UA drop is set to shake up Dungeons and Dragons' future.
they are the reason why the gaming industry isnt focusing %100 percent of their resources to the AAA titles we want. The gaming industry is all about money, and its funny cause if they cared about what we wanted, and gave us the %100 percent they had, then they would be making more money by turning casual gamers into hardcore gamers,, They dont have to water down games to appeal to casual gamers,, they need to make wicked games that kick so much butt, that they cant be denied how cool they are,,, and for referance to casual gamers not being skilled enough for certain genres, thats what the options menu is for,, advanced controls, and then user friendly controls,,, do we the public have to do everything for these over paid juggernauts? They are so rich they cant even think straight anymore, they lost common sense and I think money causes retardation in the brain,, if i were president, I would rule this gaming industry.
That sounds like a word that someone would use to make a crappy product look good. There is a bigger movement than the one this topic is about,, its a movement that is undermining the corporate stage. Why do you think casual gamers are casual? Its cause they dont feel like playing as much,, why do you ask? cause the games out right now just have not been appealing to them because ,honestly,, most games are just a bunch of over hyped garbage, and when played, it only takes a lil common sense to tell that they suck.. Casual gamers are just hardcore gamers waiting for that killer game,, and they dont even know it yet,, because most of them havent played that game that they totally enjoy. Short session? That just seems like an excuse to make a half assed game, another way of marketing games. They arent trying to appeal to anyone.