THE VIDEO SHELF · predatory game monetization
The Addictive Cost Of Predatory Videogame Monetization (The Jimquisition)
A Jimquisition episode examining the human cost of predatory videogame monetization, focusing on loot boxes and microtransactions. It features testimonials from people harmed by gambling-style game mechanics.
Why HN readers recommended it
Pointed to in threads on loot boxes, gacha games and exploitative monetization as a damning overview.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Stephanie Sterling
- Topic
- predatory game monetization
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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It's sickening, really. Jim Sterling's video on lootboxes [1] really hammered it home for me, especially the section where he quotes from a talk by one such developer [2]. The talk is literally titled "Let's go whaling", a reference to getting people to "whale" the …
d3nj4l on Hacker News · 2020-12
In Gamers allege EA uses dynamic difficulty adjustment so players spend more moneyThis video by Jim Sterling is a good overview of how knowingly sinister microtransactions truly are, with a couple narrated testimonies of people who fell for them despite not being able to afford them. [VIDEO]
bytehowl on Hacker News · 2022-03
In I hate what video games have become
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