(Dropping this on out there as not sure if I'll be online much for Memorial Day)
Valve is in court arguing loot boxes are fun surprises. So how'd we get here? Deep dive from cartridges to horse armor to live service graveyards. The history matters if you want to understand what's happening now.
https://blog.ppb1701.com/the-game-was-never-free-how-the-industry-learned-to-sell-you-the-same-thing-twice
#gaming #lootbox #dlc #gamehistory #microtransactions #liveservice #stopkillinggames #steam #userhostile #gaminghistory #insertcoin #blog
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