Activision, Epic, Video Game Developers Face Addiction Suit (1) (news.bloomberglaw.com)

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Cold Take did a deep dive on this lawsuit too. He's quite a lib, but presents a lot of data:

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Games do employ tactics and techniques to make them addicting...

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I think the headline is a bit misleading, her case hinges on intentionally making game purchases addictive. It is effectively similar to a cassino, making the experience appeal to repetitive human impulses to extract as much money as possible, but the target audience is children aged 7 and over.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Still true.

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