by: Addam Keraney
Within moments of writing this, I’ve already realized the sheer irony in this article. Yes, I’m now a host of the “Talking About Gamers” podcast and it happens to be the most fun part of my job on Talking About Games. Yet, despite all of that, I have a legitimate problem with a single term: Gamer.
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CCG writes - "The goal of From Gamers Magazine is to prolong the lifespan of printed gaming media while bringing back the passionate voice of gamers that is no longer present in other media outlets. From what I’ve read of this 56-page magazine, I think they’re living up to these goals."
Nice read =) And I agree. Me, I haven't bought a gaming magazine in years (PC Gamer Sweden was great for over 20-years time, but then they became "woke" and turned their magazine into pure garbage).
Microsoft recently acquired Bethesda and it seems like we're finally going to see what that means for the gamers at the Xbox Bethesda showcase.
Thing we want. The title of the news. They are a quality studio and i think that the most important things are when they are coming and the lack of bugs.
They’re referring to the whole conference though (including Xbox). If you read the article you would’ve known that…
STALKER 2 gameplay
Starfield gameplay
Horizon 5 gameplay
Current Machinegames non-Indiana project reveal
Current Compulsion Games project reveal
Current Arkane Austin project reveal
Other third party collab game announcement, if any
All very good points. I honestly hope we see even just one of the things you've mentioned. Especially Stalker 2.
"we're finally going to see what that means for the gamers"
This is what I've been waiting for, showing Bethesda games on xbox means nothing as these games were always coming out on xbox. I want to know if MS has banned other systems from getting these games and what that means going forward.
MS taking Bethesda makes no difference to xbox owners but for the larger gaming world it would be nice to know.
If there is a contract to have games on other consoles that will most likely not change even though MS own Bethesda now
They ready revealed that. Phil Spencer said they purchased ZeniMax to bolster their first party exclusive content. Some games that were already announced and about to release already had timed exclusive deals with Sony.
@TheGreatGazoo30
I hope you're wrong, if not MS one of the wealthiest companies in the world spent $7+ billion buying Bethesda not to add to the xbox library as they were already getting Bethesda games, but they used that money to make everyone else's gaming library smaller.
It may be good for MS share holders but for gamers that just sucks.
They already changed em. Said they’d honour but obviously saw deathloop was getting a lot of love and did an Xbox 360 😑 was exclusive to console (Ps5) now it’ll be out September 2022 😑🤷🏻♂️ Not exactly honouring your deals is it if it was a full console exclusive which it was but it’s now a timed exclusive but Microsoft are for the consumer so they obviously don’t wanna advertise that they backtracked and their words can’t be trusted, call me when you drop something worthwhile, all this just wait for… been waiting 8-10 years shall I wait another gen 😑🤷🏻♂️ 🤣
Well you’re actually wrong. It means a lot for Xbox gamers because now there are more games they won’t have to shell out money for. Xbox acquiring bethesda is saving a lot of money for current gamepass subscribers.
"It means a lot for Xbox gamers because now there are more games they won’t have to shell out money for"
So removing other platforms access to multiplatform games is a good thing?
How can that service cover the cost of not only current xbox games but Bethesda games also? Don't forget that MS banning Bethesda titles from other platforms that pay full price for said games means the money has to come from somewhere. I guess forcing fans of Bethesda titles onto xbox might make some of that short fall up, but if not get ready for some major cuts in game development and future titles and a gamepass price rise to cover costs.
They do have a choice that could make everyone happy, keep Bethesda titles on all systems, that would also help with the cost of putting them on gamepass.
Clearly not banned they’ve got more stuff releasing for ps5 than they have their own console currently I’m sure all the games will get 12 months hell maybe even 2 years exclusivity. Just like PS4:5-PC 3-5 years down the line they’ll crop up elsewhere… 💰 you ain’t recouping $6 billion by limiting the games to the console with the smallest audience. 50 million ish compared to easy 100 million incoming for switch (Nintendo’s 2nd time after Wii) and PS4 already cleared it so that’s 3/4 consoles (for Sony) I’m sure 5 is gonna make it 4/5 to clear 100 million. So they gonna ignore all those hundreds of millions of gamers, I don’t think so 🤷🏻♂️🤣 personally not played Skyrim yet nor fallout 4 so I’m good for a few years not a major Bethesda fan myself. Arkane tho 😅😏😜luc kily still got dishonored 2 to play not like 3’s even been announced and we all know Where Deathloop is launching day1 and at barely £45/50 I’ll be picking it up day1 🙌🏻
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I know it's too much to ask for a full TES 6 reveal but it would be great if they could at least tell us where it's going to take place.
My Problem with Being a “GAMER” is not having enough money to buy all the games I want!
"Yes, video games are an important part of my life. So are books, movies, friends, family, spending time with the people I care about, hell even watching wrestling has become a major part of my life. If we want to change the industry so that we can “gain mainstream acceptance”, we need to show them that we are more than pimple faced nerds who sit on a computer all day, playing some “Warcraft” or that “Call of Warfare thing.” We need to ensure that the world understands that yes, we play video games, but we are so much more than that. Otherwise, we will get exactly what we deserve as a culture: Rob Liefeld."
Truer words never written. I've been an avid gamer since I was 7-8 years old but I've never felt like I was part of the "gamer culture", i.e having no other interests besides playing Call of Duty and living on a diet that only consists of fried things and sugar in liquid form. At least that's how it's marketed, as I perceive it. I do enjoy games like Call of Duty and Halo, but I also enjoy more niche titles like Dark Souls and Catherine. And I know how to read.
I think there would be a great value in marketing games and the "gamer culture" in a more mature way than putting Master Chief on a can of Mountain Dew.
@WeskerChildReborned - Download a playable demo (if available). Read reviews. Read comments to the reviews. Check gameplay videos on youtube or some other place. Check the history of the developers making the game. That's how I go about before I buy games, and I'm rarely disappoined with my purchases.