“The better question is why the definition you’re implying excludes a game like Tacoma…What constitutes a game is incredibly broad and variable because the spectrum of things we consider to be “play” is absolutely huge in scope.” 

When people refer to “Games”, the expectation is that they are referring to the primary, concrete definition of the word. A game has rules. It has goals, and at least one end-state. A game has some kind of challenge which the player is meant to overcome. Competitive games have goals which pit one player against the…

But is that a GAME? Or is it an interactive story? Yes, it is a semantic splitting of hairs but I’m pretty tired of devs, fans, and game journalists ignoring the difference. A game is a game. A dog is a dog. Blue is blue. Sure, there are many breeds of dog and shades of blue but “dog” and “tree” are constrained by…

Let’s make sure people can see and understand what half-assed false equivalence looks like. :)

Ha! You replace “Over” w/ “Only” to make joke about how most of us can only watch other people play! Spook understand joke!

This kind of Wal-Mart shopper thinking is exactly the problem. It’s like you didn’t even read the article. Who are we kidding, we know you didn’t read the article.