The Chronicle writes: "So-called hardcore gamers have been ringing alarm bells all over cyberspace regarding this industry ever since the success of the Nintendo Wii's new-user-friendly interface about two years ago brought in an audience the word "gamer" did not traditionally describe. The bells recently got louder when, at last month's E3, Microsoft showed they're attending to pursue a more "casual" audience as well.
You know who I'm talking about: your grandparents, your girlfriend, the family pet. You're worried because you like to revel in spending hours blasting your friends online, or going through an epic adventure. They, on the other hand, would be perfectly happy putting together some colourful cube-like puzzle or pretend they're bowling for about half an hour at most per day, before they put the controllers away to go do something else with their life."
It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.
Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.
A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.
I can see the authors points and mostly agree. At the same time, I detest the thought of having to sit in a room with people and flail my body around like an orchestra conducter that's been doused with gasoline and set on fire, or even worse doing this alone. This is not how I want to enjoy my hobby.