Quote Originally Posted by Mr Nice View Post
Whatever! The article is a load of nonsense, and you know it. The only reason you choose to agree is because you know as much as I do that controversy draws attention. There's too much negativity in the video game industry these days, it does my smurfing head in. If anything, we should be supporting the video game industry to our utmost. Smurfing amateurs!
Though I would agree the article itself was poorly done and probably speaks for only a minority of the gaming community I do feel the topic itself is valid. The industry is changing dramatically and a whole new group is being brought into the fold. Unfortunately, some of us feel that the gaming industry is catering too much to the new group than those of us who have gamed for most of the industry's existence.

For me personally I just want more equal ground from a design approach. Allow for a method to make it easy for newbies or those whose interest are not in the game aspect of it but at the same time create methods so those of us who want challenge to be pleased as well on a reasonable level. Not with cheap gimmicks but methods that actually challenge us mentally.

Though I do care about the industry, I see a potential within it that seems to always be just outside of reach for it. I'm one of those idealist that see games as an art-form rather than just a pleasure machine. Its bogged down by the business side of things and though supporting it sounds good, its difficult to take that seriously when we understand that the industry is a business first. They only cater to us when they know they can make extra money off of us by doing so. Their are strong exceptions to this rule but I feel its obvious that the Big 3 only care about our money.