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Kids Want In-Game Currency For Holidays
Celia Pearce talks about the growing popularity of in-game currency
Meet the game designer who lied his way to the bitter end on ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’
Eric Eldredge applied game design strategies on Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge.
Celia Pearce on Playthink at USC Game Innovation Lab
Celia Pearce explores how we recognize play and communicate playful intent across different contexts.
Why are video games getting more expensive? Spoiler: It’s not just tariffs
Bob De Schutter explains how novelty and fidelity push studios into a pricing squeeze.