Game Economist Cast

What does the new wave of open economies mean for monetization? Will negative externalities overcome cosmetic economies in the long run? What exactly does a game economist do? Game Economist Cast is a roundtable discussion ...more

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September 29, 2025 00:45:55
E44: Incentive UGC Determinism for the Future of Gaming (w/Alex Seropian)

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

UGC is about to change forever. In the same way all technologies govern and enable the creative, MTX will do the same for Fortnite....

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September 14, 2025 01:18:12
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E43: Bentham's Body, Hypothesis Testing & Marginal ROAS (w/Eric Seufert)

Eric Seufert joins to dissect AI hype, marginal ROAS, Jeremy Bentham's legacy, and managing a multi-million-dollar marketing budget that falls empirically short. WE discuss:How...

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September 01, 2025 01:06:22
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E42: Vertical Progression Is Gaming's Sex & Finally A Web3 Hope

Forget the endless autopsies on why Web3 gaming flatlined, @Chris gets past the clichés and gets into the real pathology: a misdiagnosis of what...

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August 04, 2025 01:02:19
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E41: Karl Marx as a 5* Character & Ukrainian Drone Economy Design

Eric covers the economy and the system’s design of Ukraine’s Drone squadron. What does economy balancing look like in the face of war? Phil...

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June 16, 2025 01:10:24
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E40: The Best Web3 Arguments (w/Yat Siu, Cofounder of Animoca Brands)

Yat Siu, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands, steps cast to defend Web3 against @Eric and @Phil’s vigorous skepticism. @Chris just want to...

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May 12, 2025 01:10:09
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E39: Law & Economic Order, A Game Economist Investigation

Pokémon's patent of spherical objects throwing of cartoon creatures threatens Palword's lifeblood, while Tim Sweeney has lifted, at least a percentage point, in total...

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