Casual Games

  • Casual And Hardcore Players: A History Of Hatred

    Casual seems like an innocuous enough word outside of gaming. Yet, this C-word can generate more enmity than ‘Newb’ or ‘Hanzo Main’. Even my lip curls when someone uses it as a slur against me. Why does this word have so much weight? Well, that is part of a...
  • Great Games Are Easy To Learn But Hard To Master

    Do you ever wonder why fantastic games don’t always get their due reward? How despite beautiful graphics, rich content and hours of play they never get the limelight? It all comes down to a little something some call Bushnell’s Law. The idea that a game should be “easy to...