Zynga Says Your Mom is the New Hardcore Gamer

[Niccolo]

This article represents a gross misunderstanding in what a hardcore gamer is.

A hardcore gamer is not some person who sits in front of facebook for a few minutes at a time and stuffs their cows with food. 'Cause like it or not, those 68 minutes are broken up into pieces spread through the day. May as well say everyone who uses all their action points of Echo Bazaar is a hardcore gamer.

Screw that.

A hardcore gamer is the guy playing through old games 'cause they're just that awesome. The one waiting in line for new games. The one who spends hours on his computer tinkering to upgrade it (if they're a member of the glorious PC-gaming master race) or who spends hours making sure to fill every squeaker's face on Xboxlive with hot lead.

They watch developers. They monitor news on upcoming games.

Most importantly, they play goddamn games as much as is humanly possible. 68 minutes a day just doesn't cut it.

 

[Twilight_guy]

Did I see think the face of gaming would look like this? Yeah I expected someday the audience of gaming would be a s diverse as the audience of TV watching. This just reaffirms it. Welcome to a world where your niche has been hollowed out from under you. A million fanboys cry "neh" and the world listens not.

 

[Nexus4]

Probably because soap operas are shit anyway, Farmville is the lesser of two evils.

 

[GeorgW]

My mom wouldn't touch Facebook with a 10 foot pole, so no, she isn't! She did use to be really into card games on the computer.

 

[Dogstile]

On 68 minutes? Christ, I was up till 3am last night playing games. Those mums are noobs

 

[Macgyvercas]

I'd like to see all these facebook "gamers" try their hand at a real game like System Shock 2 or Half-Life 2. Bet you anything they wouldn't last 5 minutes.

 

[Veloxe]

Pffft my mom has been playing 4+ hours of bejeweled a day for years! Get with the times Zynga.

 

[Fenolio]

Zynga dont make games, they make apps.
Games require skill (Let me finish) of any kind, whether it be hitting an enemy in an FPS, solving a puzzle in a...puzzle game. To choosing scissors over paper, to building successful empires in RTS's.
Apps require you to push button to recieve reward.

OFF-TOPIC:

If I make a my little pony game and aim it at 8 year old girls... then obviously it's going to get played by 8 year old girls...

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic
Some /b/ronies would like to have a word with you.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic

 

[Enigmers]

My mom saw something like FarmVille on whatever social networking website she uses and said something along the lines of "What the fuck is this?"

Besides that, she's had no opinion on any game except flOw, which she thought was cool because you wiggle the controller to make the thing move.

So um, hardcore gamer? I don't think so.

 

[klaynexas3]

68 minutes? ***** please i spend like an hour and a half in one map in warcraft 3, and i usually play about 5 a day. this isn't hardcore. this is casual gaming. so what, are they hardcore casual gamers? sounds like a major contradiction if you ask me. and i'll be damned if casual gaming takes over the market. i'm fine with having it, hell, i'm fine if it's actually doing alright, but it's not cool if it's entering our teritory and calling itself master. get out Zynga, we are the real gamers, and we are not amussed by your bullshit.