Cosmetics ARE Gameplay (And Why Live-Service Economies Suck In General)

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Intro - 0:00
Cosmetics Are Gameplay - 2:18
Economics - 11:05
Counterarguments/Responses - 16:17
Outro - 23:55

Links/Images
-How Zynga Hunts Whales
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-does-zynga-hunt-for-whales-this-week-in-business
-EA Made 1.62 Billion Off Ultimate Team in Its 2021 Fiscal Year
https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-made-usd1-62bn-from-ultimate-team-in-its-last-financial-year
-Why Games cost so much to make
https://kotaku.com/why-video-games-cost-so-much-to-make-1818508211
-CMA Report On Micro-Act/Blizz Merger
https://tinyurl.com/yeyrkbrf
-How much starting an indie studio costs
https://www.polygon.com/2014/7/31/5949433/the-cost-of-a-game-studio
-Tencent Acquires Minority Stake In Offworld
https://tinyurl.com/376zp3p2
-Valhalla Has XP Boosts
https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/12/16/assassins-creed-valhalla-sells-xp-boosts-now
-PC Gamer Winter Sales
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-winter-sale-deals-2022/
-The Verge Steam Sale Dates
https://tinyurl.com/3bt3e3jt
-Report: Kotick Knew Of Sexual Misconduct
https://tinyurl.com/43h6mz4c
-Wallstreet Journal: Kotick Knew Of Sexual Misconduct
https://tinyurl.com/4z2y9ww8
-Raven Studios Union
https://tinyurl.com/2b74vvf7
-EA Layoffs
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/electronic-arts-lays-off-6-percent-of-staff-after-strong-profits
-Activision-Blizzard Layoffs
https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/12/18222096/blizzard-layoffs-february-2019
-EA Made 1.62 Billion in Ultimate Team in Fiscal Year 2021
https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-made-usd1-62bn-from-ultimate-team-in-its-last-financial-year
-Diablo IV Cosmetic Microtransactions
https://tinyurl.com/e259p2ry
-Wired: Halo 3 Map Packs
https://www.wired.com/2007/12/halo-3-first-dl/
-Goomba Stomp: Halo 3
https://goombastomp.com/halo-3-showed-me-how-good-multiplayer-can-be/
-Halo 3 Releases 11 Years Ago Today
https://tinyurl.com/bddkjczj
-Red vs Blue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_vs._Blue
-Existential Horror of Thursday Night Football
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/19/sports/football/thursday-night-football-nfl.html
-TNF Continues to be the worst
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/10/thursday-night-football-still-stinks
-NFL Approves Flex Scheduling
https://tinyurl.com/bdewxdcp
-Al Michaels Being A Legend
https://tinyurl.com/ymn24dn4

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