How Free Games Trick You Into Spending Money

How Free Games Trick You Into Spending Money

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Publish Date:
23 September, 2024
Category:
Role Playing Games
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You already know that modern games want to empty your wallet more than they want you to have fun. But why are these monetization tactics becoming more and more popular? The answer is more complicated than you think…

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📃 Research Links
Book - Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
https://amzn.to/402U9ff
“Let’s Go Whaling” talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNjI03CGkb4
Origins of Farmville
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/mass-market-mystery-boxes-and-metric-driven-design-the-legacy-of-farmville
Gamecraft podcast on the rise of free-to-play
https://www.gamecraftpod.com/blog/steal-this-game
Lootboxes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loot_box#:~:text=The
GDC talk of F2P design
https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1019671/Where-the-Whales-Live-The


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