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About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of video games and the monetization strategies that gaming companies use, highlighting the latest scams in the industry.

Video games have evolved from chessboards to pinball games, Atari to playstation and the ever popular phone apps. But what used to be a simple pay to play system, whether it's putting a quarter into a machine or buying a cartridge/disc, is now more about how much money can these gaming companies get out of you. The latest "scam" is that if you play a game, they'll give you free money. But what is it that they're really giving you or rather... taking from you?

People in this episode

Host: Ron Forstrom

Topics covered

• video games
• gaming industry
• monetization
• scams
• consumer awareness

Keywords

• video games
• monetization
• scams
• Atari
• playstation
• phone apps
• consumer awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Atari, playstation, phone apps

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