The Evil Secrets Behind Free to Play Games
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We know that mobile games are bad, right? But I had no idea just how poisonous
some of them are. And that’s because I’ve been secretly talking with developers
from big companies and I was told exactly how these games exploit the players
psychology to get them to spend money.
Relevant Links
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Discord: https://bit.ly/3wI5ovB
Useful Resources
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NATIONAL PROBLEM GAMBLING HELPLINE: 1-800-522-4700
Let's go Whaling: https://youtu.be/xNjI03CGkb4
Video Contents
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0:00 Intro
0:34 Toxic Mobile Games
1:47 Sponsor Segment
3:15 The Industry
6:59 How They're Made
10:56 Abusing Attention
14:08 How They Getcha
19:11 Social Fear
Footage Used
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Special Thanks
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Twenty - Producer
TraZox - Co-Editor
Anubius - Community Manager
Will Hendrix - Subtitles
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