PC gamers vs. console gamers. There's this assumption that PC gamers are capable of playing more complex games than console gamers. The games industry itself has picked up on this assumption and generally dumbs down games for the consoles because they assume us poor console gamers are not capable enough, and as the consoles have increasingly become the focal point of the industry, PC games also started suffering from the dumbing down effect. That's why the developers behind Sacred 2 deserve all the more praise for not assuming all gamers on consoles are 13-year-old Halo-addicted kids by releasing a traditional top-down hack and slash game with an incredibly detailed world and intricate character development.
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I had to take a second look when I read that ...
Very unprofessional, but rather amusing to see text like this in what is meant to be a professional news site. haha
Yup, very unprofessional and unnecessary IMHO ... C'mon Thom you are the Managing Editor here, is this sort of language really necessary? I hope this isn't a sign of things to come for OSNews
Edited 2009-08-24 07:23 UTC
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I thought it was very offensive. Previously, I directed my students to follow stories on osnews as part of a class following technology trends. I will no longer be able to do this. This was personally very embarrassing for me, as it was a student who told me "twat" was being used in a piece on osnews. I urge you to improve your standards.
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As far as I know from British English, "twat" means nothing more than "fool". I don't see how it is supposed to be offensive in any way.
While indeed most often used in the above way, it technically also refers to female genitalia (just found that out). Well, that still wouldn't be a reason for me to lose any sleep over it (I'm not puritan), but I've removed it anyway.
Edited 2009-08-24 07:40 UTC
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twat
First few lines say it all.
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2005-12-23
"13-year-old Halo-addicted twats"
I had to take a second look when I read that ...
Very unprofessional, but rather amusing to see text like this in what is meant to be a professional news site. haha