Shut up and have fun

[TooB]

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/10/28/opinion-shut-up-and-have-fun.aspx

Thoughts? Im curious to how people respond to this op piece.

[PLEASEHELP1991]

is game informer still a puff piece for gamestop
or am i thinking of another magazine

[Boogus Epirus Aurelius]

I don't have a lot of experience because I only really got back into playing videogames within the last few years, but from everything I've seen so far, the "gaming culture" is probably the whiniest, angriest, most antagonistic and shallow user bases outside of music snobs.

[PLEASEHELP1991]

I don't have a lot of experience because I only really got back into playing videogames within the last few years, but from everything I've seen so far, the "gaming culture" is probably the whiniest, angriest, most antagonistic and shallow user bases outside of music snobs.

same

[TooB]

is game informer still a puff piece for gamestop
or am i thinking of another magazine

no you are right, they are owned by gamestop

[TooB]

Though its not like gamestop tells them what to think.

[Samus Aran]

or do they??? or does it matter either way???

I don't have a lot of experience because I only really got back into playing videogames within the last few years, but from everything I've seen so far, the "gaming culture" is probably the whiniest, angriest, most antagonistic and shallow user bases outside of music snobs.

it really is.

i mean, the "gaming culture" reserves the right to be angry about what they want to be angry about but they take it to a whole 'nother level by doing the same thing that music elitism does: making people feel bad for not being "hardcore."

there are issues where some of the whining may or may not be justified. issues like day 1 dlc, etc. but then there are instances like mass effect 3's ending where pretty much absolutely everyone huddled together in a massive, sweaty hate orgy and tried their very best to make everyone at bioware afraid for their lives. what i'm tryin to say here is that gamer entitlement goes way too far.

[PLEASEHELP1991]

or do they??? or does it matter either way???

it is relevant because shamestop has a vested interest in wanting people to shut up and buy games and supporting the existing gaming industry

[TooB]

it is relevant because shamestop has a vested interest in wanting people to shut up and buy games and supporting the existing gaming industry

well duh. They operate a game store. Of course they want people to buy games.

[Samus Aran]

that wasn't really felt's point lol

[TooB]

Then what was it?

[PLEASEHELP1991]

my point is really just consider the source

[TooB]

Oh. I know the source. And his point was to stop being so negative and enjoy games

[Snowy]

Don't tell me what to do

[ncba93ivyase]

i'll have fun when games start being fun