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E30: The Economics of Game Development

E30: The Economics of Game Development

Update: 2024-09-15

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Eric develops an economic model to explore or exploit game development decisions, while Phil wants a block-grant style gate process to align incentives. Chris is back at Marvel Snap, and boogies with some new social casino mechanics.

The team reviews a new Call of Duty matchmaking paper with some surprising and revealing data...

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E46: Economics of Sweepstakes, Vertical Word Game Progression, and UXR Failure

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E44: Incentive UGC Determinism for the Future of Gaming (w/Alex Seropian)

E44: Incentive UGC Determinism for the Future of Gaming (w/Alex Seropian)

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E43: Bentham's Body, Hypothesis Testing & Marginal ROAS (w/Eric Seufert)

E43: Bentham's Body, Hypothesis Testing & Marginal ROAS (w/Eric Seufert)

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E42: Vertical Progression Is Gaming's Sex & Finally A Web3 Hope

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E40: The Best Web3 Arguments (w/Yat Siu, Cofounder of Animoca Brands)

E40: The Best Web3 Arguments (w/Yat Siu, Cofounder of Animoca Brands)

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E39: Law & Economic Order, A Game Economist Investigation

E39: Law & Economic Order, A Game Economist Investigation

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E38: Economics of Game Innovation & AI's Now Proof

E38: Economics of Game Innovation & AI's Now Proof

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E37: Is Gaming Better Than Everyone at Experimentation? (w/Dr.Julian Runge)

E37: Is Gaming Better Than Everyone at Experimentation? (w/Dr.Julian Runge)

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E36: Pokémon Pocket's Gimped Trading and Matthew Ball's State of Gaming

E36: Pokémon Pocket's Gimped Trading and Matthew Ball's State of Gaming

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E35: In Defense of Loot Boxes (w/Dr. Matthew McCaffrey)

E35: In Defense of Loot Boxes (w/Dr. Matthew McCaffrey)

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E34: A Theory of Optimal Economic Balance

E34: A Theory of Optimal Economic Balance

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E33: Halo's Economist & Player Price Experiment Complaints? (w/Dr.Jason Arentz)

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E32: Should more firms be like Valve? (w/Dr. Peter Klein)

E32: Should more firms be like Valve? (w/Dr. Peter Klein)

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E31: Potty Mouth & "That" Levitt-King Paper

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E30: The Economics of Game Development

E30: The Economics of Game Development

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E29: Can a Stick of Butter Keep You Sober?

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E28: B-A-N-A-N-A!

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E30: The Economics of Game Development

E30: The Economics of Game Development

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