Crispy wrote:I wonder what it is about games and sports that makes them diametrically opposite to one another.
MattyJ wrote:I do find it ironic how some people regarding gaming as really geeky, but then can reel off who played in the 1967 F.A. Cup final, who scored, what time it was etc etc.
Crispy wrote:This may be relevant here: http://kotaku.com/gamer-shame/ Bit off topic here, but anecdotally, I've noticed that most people that are into gaming with some degree of seriousness haven't the slightest interest or clue into the going-ons of sport (myself included). Whenever people at work start going on about football, or hockey or whatever, my eyes just glaze over as do theirs whenever I talk about video games. I wonder what it is about games and sports that makes them diametrically opposite to one another.
Diluted Dante wrote:Was somewhere along the way to do with the mountains of money that came in at the top level?
hylian_elf wrote:A couple of typos in there krs. Unusual for you. I am disappoint.
fullspectrum wrote:I've never met a football fan who doesn't like FIFA. A lot of the time it's just FIFA though.
fullspectrum wrote:I've never met a football fan who doesn't like FIFA. A lot of the time it's just FIFA though.
Diluted Dante wrote:Football Manager was the top selling PC game in the UK last year. That says a lot I think.
and again. The problem with me is the people i know who like games like FIFA and COD. They havent heard of the likes of Fez etc and dont really give a shit. Its turning into a two tier crowd. In the film world speak ... Those who like Transformers(Michael Bay) and those who dont.equinox_code wrote:Yep.I don't. What's left of my interest in videogames is shared with internet people like you mob only.
superflyninja wrote:Those who like Transformers(Michael Bay) and those who dont.
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