206
Predatory tactics in gaming are worse than you think (www.gamedeveloper.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
92 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I want to shed light on a tactic that involves collecting data as you play, feeding this data into complex algorithms and models that then alter the rules of your game under the hood to optimize spending opportunities.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Half the industry by revenue and growing.

'But indies!' means nothing, when you count two games with $43 in revenue between them, like that's twice as many games as Fortnite.

People will always make art. People will always make games. If all the art you see is corporate slop that’s a you problem.

Jesus, why can't people differentiate the content of games from the way they're sold? It's about the money. I'm not shitting on your favorite time-sink, for its art style. I'm angry about the fact it goads you toward paying twenty actual dollars to give your character an ironic t-shirt.

this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2025
206 points (99.5% liked)

Games

20479 readers
464 users here now

Video game news oriented community. No NanoUFO is not a bot :)

Posts.

  1. News oriented content (general reviews, previews or retrospectives allowed).
  2. Broad discussion posts (preferably not only about a specific game).
  3. No humor/memes etc..
  4. No affiliate links
  5. No advertising.
  6. No clickbait, editorialized, sensational titles. State the game in question in the title. No all caps.
  7. No self promotion.
  8. No duplicate posts, newer post will be deleted unless there is more discussion in one of the posts.
  9. No politics.

Comments.

  1. No personal attacks.
  2. Obey instance rules.
  3. No low effort comments(one or two words, emoji etc..)
  4. Please use spoiler tags for spoilers.

My goal is just to have a community where people can go and see what new game news is out for the day and comment on it.

Other communities:

Beehaw.org gaming

Lemmy.ml gaming

lemmy.ca pcgaming

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]