Well, there’ll be a sword, a horse, a boomerang, a bow, maybe even a hookshot!

Meh. It’s really not a big deal and it’s to be expected. If you are going to call it out “every time it happens,” you’d just work 24/7 writing articles about misleading advertising.

if that's how you really feel I hope you guys make this a regular thing and not just do it to defend games that get you a lot of traffic and that you've heavily reported on.

Yet im sure you’ve never called out playstation or destiny when they pull this shit....

And it should be called out every time it happens!

It’s advertising...this is expected in advertising. In legal terms, it’s puffery.

No, no, you’re right, it’s not elitism, it’s being a goddamn hipster. As a gamer of 35+ years to another self-proclaimed ‘gamer’, quit being an asshat. The soccer mom that puts in time to master her favorite cell phone game is no different from the console tourney player that plugs in their hours.

I think there are probably several factors at play, not just being “casuals”. And I’m sure a pretty big one is that there’s a strong tradition of buying sports-related accessories and paraphernalia like trading cards and that sort of thing. It’s been going on for DECADES.

It’s not elitism to denote the difference between people who play a small handful of titles casually, and those who play games are a primary hobby and devote more time and care to it.

Thanks for letting me know i’m a “casual” for playing sports games. I thought my love of MMO’s, RPG’s, FPS, and in general all things video games made me a “gamer” but nice to know that the fact I like NBA2k, NHL and FIFA makes me a “casual” right up there with candy crush players.

Seems like you are getting beaten up pretty well on this so I won’t entirely pile on, but as someone has has over 1000+ hours in DESTINY, FALLOUT, and MADDEN I think you are a little misplaced with calling sports gamers “casuals.” Have you played 2K? There are over 100+ unique moves and about just about each starting…

“people who play a small handful of titles casually”

“however the people who play sports games are not gamers, they are casuals”

Exactly. (Even though everyone knows Pawtucket Patriot is the best)

Your opinion /= truth

Nah, but keep jerking your brain-dick.

Anyone who enjoys movies is a movie watcher. People who obsess over movies are cinephiles. Anyone who reads is a reader. Anyone who reads lots is a voracious reader. Ergo, anyone who plays games is a gamer, and those who play lots of them are hardcore gamers. Modifiers add nuance,…

‘they are casuals’

Your attitude is outdated but yeah I would guess it’s mostly HUT packs in Fifa and Madden

did you really just call sports gamers casuals? lol jesus christ.

I love how your comment swerved off the track into a cliff by the middle of the paragraph, and by the end you tell us that the bottom of the cliff is where capitalism come from because you saw a synagogue full of humanoid lizards down there.