The History of Micro Transactions
90loot boxes are one of the most wide spread forms of micro payments in all of gaming. But where did they come from? Why does the industry have such a love for them and are they really as bad as people say? Join me and a few friends as we discuss the impact of loot boxes and their history in a special 500 subscriber special.
Cast:
Alex Webb
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmDySLF9yQVC1oTwZKWtSQ
https://twitter.com/alexwebb_101
Andrew Teggin
https://twitter.com/andteggin
Dylan Burgess Grant
https://twitter.com/DylanTBurgess
Hayley Roche
https://twitter.com/hayleyarizona
https://www.twopugspublishing.org
Nicole B sings https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMdUCuNGDJs9DxPV3SRkEYg/videos
https://www.castingcall.club/m/b%20nicole%20song
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My Research:
https://www.geekwire.com/2011/experiments-video-game-economics-valves-gabe-newell/
https://venturebeat.com/2011/07/05/even-with-half-the-users-zyngas-farmville-made-more-money-than-ever-before-in-q1/
https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-say-in-game-advertising-in-decline-microtransactions-the-way-forward/
https://web.archive.org/web/20171114193808/http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/loot-boxes-never-ending-games-and-always-paying-players-w511655
https://www.goal.com/en/news/pay-to-win-why-fifa-20-wont-change-ultimate-team-video-game/1wyo7xjjf35pu1hqjqdttes55g
https://www.dexerto.com/fifa/pro-fifa-20-players-criticize-new-6k-pay-to-win-esport-requirement-1198394/
https://kotaku.com/meet-the-19-year-old-who-spent-over-10-000-on-microtra-1820854953
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/19/18226852/loot-boxes-gaming-regulation-gambling-free-to-play
https://web.archive.org/web/20171114193808/http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/loot-boxes-never-ending-games-and-always-paying-players-w511655
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-evolution-of-loot-boxes/
https://kotaku.com/loot-boxes-are-designed-to-exploit-us-1819457592
https://old.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/digital-culture-media-and-sport-committee/news/immersive-technology-report-17-19/
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/nov/22/loot-boxes-increasingly-common-in-video-games-despite-addiction-concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/may/29/gamers-politicians-regulation-video-game-loot-boxes
https://old.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/digital-culture-media-and-sport-committee/news/immersive-technology-report-17-19/
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/26/22403842/ea-documents-loot-boxes-fifa-cornerstone-cbc-news
https://old.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/digital-culture-media-and-sport-committee/news/immersive-technology-report-17-19/
https://www.pcgamer.com/behind-the-addictive-psychology-and-seductive-art-of-loot-boxes/
https://europeangaming.eu/portal/latest-news/2020/02/04/63407/ea-earns-nearly-1-billion-from-microtransactions-last-quarter/
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/news/57076/its-official-puzzle-and-dragons-is-the-first-mobile-game-to-1-billion-in-revenue/
https://www.pcgamesn.com/counter-strike-global-offensive/csgo-case-odds
Kevin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevstreehouse
Chapters
0:00 the birth of Gatcha gaming
3:04 Loot boxes go west
6:21 Cracks showing
8:38 Back to China
10:10 They're Gambling
15:15 where are we now?
17:36 Outro and thanks
#microtransactions #fifa22 #overwatch2
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