The facts have been presented. Over 75% of alcohol sales come from alcoholics. That number is even higher with tobacco. 0.15% of F2P game players make up more than 50% of all F2P revenue. Those statistics are freely available; I can’t believe I have to do your googling for you, you helpless baby

Yeah, it releases in April, I believe.

Yeah, it releases in April, I believe.

Fortunately facts are facts whether you agree with them or not. Your agreement is not required.

You’re full of shit, and your arbitrary distinction between what is or isn’t a video game is basically worthless.

they dropped the porn charges to save, what, time in court?

So in a game where every death has a reasonable explanation, there’s ONE where the devs basically say, “Fuck it, let’s have this guy vanish through a drawing, get a magic gun and paint over a white world.”? I doubt that.

Addiction is selling your house to finance your vice.

They’re targeting addicts because they know full well than the vast majority of their profits will come from a few “whales” who can’t help themselves, and will spend huge amounts of money. That’s how all loot box games work. It’s how all addictive products work. They know just as well as the alcohol or tobacco…

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I think the narrative connection between Milton’s story and The Unfinished Swan more or less confirms some sort of magical or surreal influence on the events of the story.

No one really cares about where you arbitrarily draw that line. WRoEF is no less a great experience for not checking your hypothetical boxes.

No one in their right mind has ever been glad to see the back of Blake Fartandhold.

This information squares nicely with my “1 out of every 4 people really suck” theory.

You do realize that $10,000 over 4 years is essentially what most humans spend on hobbies anyway.

I believe there’s a difference between winning a “skin” in a computer game and winning hundreds or thousands of dollars in a poker game

Get off your fucking high horse.

Most if not all of these games are rated T or above, usually M. They aren’t meant for children.

This advice column “joke” is mean-spirited and not at all funny. It’s time to retire it permanently.

I’m sure there’s a whole psychology behind winning “loot boxes” that is in some way different than winning money.

You realize these games are marketed and sold to children, yes?