Parokki on 05 February 2008
Meh. Mostly the terms get used to refer to people who like the same kinds of games as the speaker, and those who don't.
When I say hardcore gamer, I refer to people who play games as a major hobby. Not necessarily every day, or many hours at a time, but they're more than an occasional diversion. Usually lots of different types of games too, but I guess someone who plays just a few similar games all the time would count as well.
A hardcore game is a game that's primarily meant to appeal to these hardcore gamers. There's some overlap with casual games, since lots of games like Grand Theft Auto or Super Mario have huge appeal to both types of gamers, but that's too messy of a topic to get into right now.
