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13th May '13 5:01:32 PM SkyHedgehogianMaestro

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Controversies continue to rage, with MoralGuardians continuing an argument that has persisted since the 2nd generation of games, but with added ammo that the sheer realism- and very realistic violence- of many titles such as VideoGame/CallOfDuty and VideoGame/GearsOfWar were prominent causes of major acts of violence, such as the Virginia Tech, Colorado movie theatre, and Newtown shootings. Despite this, casual games have exploded in popularity so massively that game developers have yet to fully understand the market themselves. And thanks to motion control allowing for sports, dancing, and aerobics and forcing players to experience a workout in order to play, the Wii, Kinect, and Playstation Move have been applauded by many for their fitness potential, which, thanks to the obesity panic in the United States and a culture becoming increasingly dedicated to fitness, became one of the largest markets in the video game industry. They have also brought in a substantial female audience, who were, beforehand, mostly ignored in the male-dominated market with 'girl games' having the stigma of either being overly easy, overly feminist, or overly girly, and rarely achieved anything resembling critical or commercial success. At first, most non-gamer women were drawn towards the casual games especially since many were marketed towards women concerned with their fitness or towards women with no prior gaming experience, but their introduction to video games have since led many to become hardcore/semi-hardcore gamers, and their added presence as a video gaming demographic is sure to affect future decisions by companies while also tearing down many prejudices about women's relationship to video games.

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And thanks to motion control allowing for sports, dancing, and aerobics and forcing players to experience a workout in order to play, the Wii, Kinect, and Playstation Move have been applauded by many for their fitness potential, which, thanks to the obesity panic in the United States and a culture becoming increasingly dedicated to fitness, became one of the largest markets in the video game industry. 
They have also brought in a substantial female audience, who were, beforehand, mostly ignored by the male-dominated market with clearly defined 'girl games' having the stigma of either being overly easy, overly feminist, or overly girly, and rarely achieved anything resembling critical or commercial success. At first, most non-gamer women were drawn towards the casual games especially since many were marketed towards women concerned with their fitness or towards women with no prior gaming experience, but their introduction to video games have since led many to become hardcore/semi-hardcore gamers, and their added presence as a video gaming demographic is sure to affect future decisions by companies while also tearing down many prejudices about women's relationship to video games.

13th May '13 4:57:22 PM SkyHedgehogianMaestro

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Controversies continue to rage, with MoralGuardians continuing an argument that has persisted since the 2nd generation of games, but with added ammo that the sheer realism- and very realistic violence- of many titles such as Franchise/CallOfDuty and Franchise/GodOfWar were prominent causes of major acts of violence, such as the Virginia Tech, Colorado movie theatre, and Newtown shootings. Despite this, casual games have exploded in popularity so massively that game developers have yet to fully understand the market themselves. And thanks to motion control allowing for sports, dancing, and aerobics and forcing players to experience a workout in order to play, the Wii, Kinect, and Playstation Move have been applauded by many for their fitness potential, which, thanks to the obesity panic in the United States and a culture becoming increasingly dedicated to fitness, became one of the largest markets in the video game industry. They have also brought in a substantial female audience, who were, beforehand, mostly ignored in the male-dominated market with 'girl games' having the stigma of either being overly easy, overly feminist, or overly girly, and rarely achieved anything resembling critical or commercial success. At first, most non-gamer women were drawn towards the casual games especially since many were marketed towards women concerned with their fitness or towards women with no prior gaming experience, but their introduction to video games have since led many to become hardcore/semi-hardcore gamers, and their added presence as a video gaming demographic is sure to affect future decisions by companies while also tearing down many prejudices about women's relationship to video games.

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13th May '13 4:55:01 PM SkyHedgehogianMaestro

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Also during this generation was the arrival of video game releases becoming major events on par with major album and movie blockbusters. Although the concept of camping out to wait for a game release had already begun in previous generations, it reached major levels during these years, with some releases, such as VideoGame/{{Halo3}}, VideoGame/{{Halo4}}, and VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps2 even being reminiscent of a Beatles release. 1st day and 1st week game sales became so great that even movies and CDs were being affected by game releases. 
The success of Casual Games and Indie Games on mobile devices, and mobile devices themselves, has also led to a sea change grunge-moment in the video game industry. For the first time, games of nearly any quality can be played on portable consoles, and the quality of portable games have begun to close a gameplay and graphical gap that has long existed and prevented console games from having authentic handheld releases. And with mobile phone games, many video games have become casual distractions.

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Also during this generation was the arrival of video game releases becoming major events on par with major album and movie blockbusters. Although the concept of camping out to wait for a game release had already begun in previous generations, it reached major levels during these years, with some releases, such as VideoGame/{{Halo3}}, VideoGame/{{Halo4}}, and VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps2 even being reminiscent of a Beatles release. 1st day and 1st week game sales became so great that even movies and albums were being affected by game releases.  
The success of Casual Games and Indie Games on mobile devices, and mobile devices themselves growing in power, has also led to a sea change grunge-moment in the video game industry. For the first time, games of nearly any bit quality can be played on portable consoles, and the quality of portable games have begun to close a gameplay and graphical gap that has long existed and prevented console games from having authentic handheld releases. And with mobile phone games, many video games have become casual distractions.

13th May '13 4:52:39 PM SkyHedgehogianMaestro

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Developers of "hardcore" games, as they came to be called during this era, carried on with their traditional work, mostly unaffected by the success of the casual market. These developers, who felt that more power would better showcase the evolution of their work, tended to prefer the HD duo to the Wii, so most big-name third-party games ended up on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Many trends set during sixth generation would be taken to higher levels in this generation. This generation marked a visible "merging" between the console and the PC mediums. Prior, the history of PC gaming was mostly separate from the history of console gaming due to power and capability differences. In this generation, MultiPlatform games shared between the PS3, 360, and PC became very common. Related to this, most of the third-party libraries of the PS3 and 360 were shared, whereas there were a good number of third-party exclusives in previous generations. Also, continuing the trend of [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] games, M-rated games dominated the core market, with rare T-rated and even rarer E-rated games only occasionally coming through.

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Another phenomenon was the arrival of casual video games now becoming family game night events, much in the same way card games and other family games were for earlier generations. This represented a true turning point in the history of video games and entertainment as a whole- a ghetto had begun being torn down, and videogames- once seen as toy-like novelties for children or MurderSimulators- were finally gaining mainstream acceptance.
Despite pulling in a larger crowd than video games ever had before, "hardcore" gamers have eschewed these casual games and the systems have largely been panned by this audience, [[Hate Dumb believing the increased focus on casual games to have allowed the industry to decay.]]  However, developers of "hardcore" games, as they came to be called during this era, carried on with their traditional work, mostly unaffected by the success of the casual market. These developers, who felt that more power would better showcase the evolution of their work, tended to prefer the HD duo to the Wii, so most big-name third-party games ended up on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Many trends set during sixth generation would be taken to higher levels in this generation. This generation marked a visible "merging" between the console and the PC mediums. Prior, the history of PC gaming was mostly separate from the history of console gaming due to power and capability differences. In this generation, MultiPlatform games shared between the PS3, 360, and PC became very common. Related to this, most of the third-party libraries of the PS3 and 360 were shared, whereas there were a good number of third-party exclusives in previous generations. Also, continuing the trend of [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] games, M-rated games dominated the core market, with rare T-rated and even rarer E-rated games only occasionally coming through.

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It is during this generation of games that video games transcended a niche or 'geek' market for teenage boys and young men and became a mainstream, global phenomenon bringing whole families together, bringing in a massive female audience, and tearing down many pre-assumed stereotypes about games and gamer culture, especially as gamer culture itself ''became'' pop culture.  Video games, for the first time, were now a media that could be discussed in common conversation, or seriously debated, with fans and followers in as much earnest as any movie or TV phenomenon. 
Controversies continue to rage, with MoralGuardians continuing an argument that has persisted since the 2nd generation of games, but with added ammo that the sheer realism- and very realistic violence- of many titles such as Franchise/CallOfDuty and Franchise/GodOfWar were prominent causes of major acts of violence, such as the Virginia Tech, Colorado movie theatre, and Newtown shootings. Despite this, casual games have exploded in popularity so massively that game developers have yet to fully understand the market themselves. And thanks to motion control allowing for sports, dancing, and aerobics and forcing players to experience a workout in order to play, the Wii, Kinect, and Playstation Move have been applauded by many for their fitness potential, which, thanks to the obesity panic in the United States and a culture becoming increasingly dedicated to fitness, became one of the largest markets in the video game industry. They have also brought in a substantial female audience, who were, beforehand, mostly ignored in the male-dominated market with 'girl games' having the stigma of either being overly easy, overly feminist, or overly girly, and rarely achieved anything resembling critical or commercial success. At first, most non-gamer women were drawn towards the casual games especially since many were marketed towards women concerned with their fitness or towards women with no prior gaming experience, but their introduction to video games have since led many to become hardcore/semi-hardcore gamers, and their added presence as a video gaming demographic is sure to affect future decisions by companies while also tearing down many prejudices about women's relationship to video games.

9th May '13 7:36:38 AM Demongodofchaos2

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7th Apr '13 1:13:17 AM ViperAcidZX