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E27: The Best Game Economy of All-Time
The crew convenes to square off on....what counts as a store of value? Is Match3 the best game economy of all time? Is progression...
E26: Price Theorists Battle Behavioralists for Marvel Snap
Phil gets Eric pilled into a trio of roguelikes, where we prime the pump for Squad Buster's eventual shake-up of the genre. Chris ran...
E25: The Veblen Goods Model That Explains Web3 (w/Dr.Sam Rosen)
Dr. Sam Rosen of Temple University finally unleashes the Veblen Goods model for which every Game Economist yearns. We discuss:Why don't sold-out artists raise...
E24: Tragedy of the UGC Commons & Gold Bugs
Eric reminds us that The Wizard of Oz is a heated monetarism debate, while Chris goes six layers deep on enforcing royalties. Phil thinks...
GEC BONUS EP: What's up at GDC 2024?
Eric Guan on the economics of the video game job marketPhillip Black on why big gaming co. employees are frustratedDr. Julian Runge build a...
E23: Four Game Economists Walk into a Social Casino (w/Dr.Matt Melnyk)
Matthew Melnyk joins the crew to finally tell us what's social about social casinos. Eric discovers a genre outside of CCG roguelikes...Psych, this time,...