Pre-ordering video games is just one of the many, many things that baffle me about
the modern gaming culture.
Not exact matches
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Battlefield is one of the largest shooters in
modern gaming, truly rivalled by only Counter-Strike and Call of Duty, which both fill their respective roles in the grander context of the greater competitive
gaming culture.
Beneath the action and the «pop
culture for pop
cultures sake» (which does feature heavily in this movie) are a few messages that shine through at poignant times in the progress of both
modern day cinema and
gaming.
Brought to you in all pixelated -16-bit-esque glory, full of references to not only
gaming, but all of the pop
culture from the 80's and 90's, better yet - with the mechanics of
modern era
gaming.
Likewise, iplayedthegame wrote a fantastic breakdown of some pretty pervasive issues with
modern gaming, including the recent DLC and microtransaction
culture that has gained steam recently.