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S1E78 - Is There a Better Way to Make Games? (Episode 78)

Crossplay Conversations: A Video Game Podcast

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On this week's show, Claire, Jacob and Joseph try to figure out how we can make video games more sustainably.

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0:00 - Intro
2:50 - Icebreaker Question: "What have you been playing?"
9:50 - What the hell is happening? The 90-second vent session.
16:50 - The early days of gaming
32:00 - Mid-budget masterpieces
37:10 - Are there too many games (the attention economy)?
44:30 - The maturation of the games industry compared to other industries
59:00 - A look to indie and theft
1:18:00 - Outro

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