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    Gloibin: Agreed 100%. The more you clearly define "casual" and "hardcore", you split the user base into stereotypical and (in my opinion) inaccurate representa... more »
    apoloimagod: It seems to me this guy is just a little too sensitive. First of all, not all games are "of equal worth". Some games are just bad, whether they are ca... more »
    Vysion: For those who do label games casual or hardcore, which would you label the following games: -Guitar Hero -World of Warcraft -The Sims -Plants vs. Zombies more »
    Diagnull: I don't mind the "casual" game tag. but I think it's funny that what are called casual games now, used to be just...games. Looking back at where we ca... more »
    RawSteelUT: Casual? Shovelware? Aren't those synonyms at this point? more »
    excel_excel: Well good, I agree the term needs to go. Case in point, there own game Denki Blocks, which could be considered 'causal' and 'kiddy' by those who are c... more »
    gametr4x: "Make the game you love and people who enjoy the things you enjoy will be the audience". That's very much the old way of approaching the games indust... more »
    PirateSquirrel: I think "casual" is a fitting title for the games you can just pick up and play for a couple of minutes. However once you start deviding in casual and... more »
    Monkey Majiks: Casual *actually* describes what the game is, casual. Games not labelled casual usually require alot of time on the users part to make progress, con... more »
    WhatTheFrag: There are loads of 'games' of every kind those that people on a console, on a computer, in the real world with actual sports equipment and so on. Casu... more »
    CMay: Casual isn't a useless label from a consumer standpoint, but I can see how it might feel limiting as a developer or publisher. You have some distribu... more »
    Sutekh_Slain: The sooner people accept the fact that the term "casual games" is a gaming stereotype the better off they'll be. more »
    m4rkg: You do realise that denki actually make some decent stuff right? Before you go off calling them shovelware. more »
    Black-Dog-Howls: The Casual term speaks for itself frankly. Casual games are designed for a casual playing audience. Would you call Monster Hunter a casual game if s... more »
    Citan359: I call Peggle casual, and I would never insult my dear Peggle. So we are in agreement masses of the internet, casual isn't a bad term its simply a typ... more »
    oby: Well i respectfully disagree with Dave. For my PSP at least i have a pile of games that i label "Casual" but they carry no shame or bad feelings with ... more »
    Joshlol: You're more or less looking at whether or not casual defines a game's genre as opposed to the playability and difficulty of the game itself. If a game... more »
    Psychophan7: There is nothing wrong with the word 'casual' when it comes to games. How else do you describe a game that you can pick up and play for 15 minutes bef... more »
    Ueziel: Casual is not a genre. It is not a type of game. There is no such thing as a "casual game." Whatever game you want to call "casual" has an actual real... more »
    PutnamBabbas: What I don't get is how "casual" got transferred from describing gaming habits to the games themselves. Hell, I don't own a Wii or play popcap games, ... more »
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    "Casual" Is No Way To Label Games, Argues Casual Developer

    Get rid of the term "casual"! Do it! Dave Thomson of Scottish games developer Denki wants the word gone, banished, erased, deleted. More »