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Why the "Hardcore" Gamer is Dying

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The “hardcore” gamer. What even defines a gamer as “hardcore” nowadays? Is it a gamer that plays M-rated games? One who goes out and buys the latest and “greatest” first-person shooter? Or is it the gamer that is at every midnight release and buys every collector’s edition, every gimmick that is thrown at him or her? The answer? None of those.

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So, gamers are stupid, huh?

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Gamers are “stupid, ignorant, vile, and repulsive, and are the most horrible creatures to ever grace any entertainment outlet. [They] do not crave innovation, [they] do not praise the new blissful fields of [their] creative masters. [They] will take graphics over emotional meaning, technology over decent gameplay, and will just let it all soak in”.

Does that sound like you, Mr or Mrs Gamer? No? Do you feel insulted? Enraged, perhaps? Angered? Upset? I thought so. Just to clarify, the above definition is not my own. It is an extract taken from the opening paragraph of a fairly slanderous article entitled ‘Gamers Are Stupid’, written by Platform Nation’s Nathan Hardisty.

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Agent is Going to be 'Fresh' for Gamers, is 'Worth Waiting For'

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Yeah, they're pretty vague statements, but Take-Two's Ben Feder has said to Eurogamer that Agent, Rockstar's mysterious PS3 exclusive based around espionage in the 1970s, is going to 'fresh', 'worth waiting for' and a 'completely different' is many ways.

Ben Feder: It's a completely different storyline, there is completely different character development. It's a game about espionage, set in the 1970s. GTA is obviously more about an urban experience, a typically rags to riches experience. Very, very different storylines, very different character development. It's going to be very fresh for gamers.

So, a completely different storyline and character development, based around espionage and set in the 1970s. We're no long sure that this will include any pimps at some point. It's Rockstar, it's exclusive and it's new - it can't possibly be bad.