Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions

"We see our game designs as hypotheses and our playtests as experiments to validate these hypothesis." - Mike Ambinder, Valve

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

“There is no such thing as blockchain and non-blockchain games. There are only good games and bad games.” - Milton Friedman

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

@zeroxdoubler

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

@chrisheatherly more out of touch exec thinking, like who asked rising western development costs to be addressed? pure evil, and out of touch execs

[Michail Katkoff @m_katkoff]

@Brammflakes Three FPS veterans broke the game down in Deconstructor of Fun's Shooter Monthly episode 10: https://t.co/WKrSLzS59L

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

@TheMG3D For the same reason you’re still reading twitter rather than ai generating it yourself

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

@gabusch Most due and are; just held captive in one application of the technology by a particular group.

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

I’m making a cozy crafting game for iPhone. Here’s Arts & Crafts. 🧶

https://t.co/NeLFJYoaBr

[Arts & Crafts @artscraftsgame]

Open a materials box, unlock the Whale Nursery Mobile, and build it piece by piece. 🧶

Arts & Crafts, a cozy crafting game, coming soon to iPhone. Join the waitlist ✨ link in profile

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

If only there was a magical piece of technology that compressed budgets while maintaining output!

[Gabby Dizon | YGG @gabusch]

What the game industry needs is sub $10m budget bangers like Expedition 33, wherever you are on in the current culture wars having > $100m budget games (before marketing!) guarantees that each game either needs to be a hit or the entire studio shuts down.

[banteg @banteg]

im glad valve is finally getting shit for making devs write ai disclaimers. completely inappropriate and political practice, it was never pro-consumer to punish certain tool use.

[smallzero @Smallzero]

Tim Sweeney has done a lot for the gaming industry in his career but fighting the anti AI gamers is arguably the most important yet.

[Tim Sweeney @TimSweeneyEpic]

@Filmbot Age ratings tell parents what’s in a game so they can make informed decisions for their kids.

These AI statements are just as partisan as mandatory political essays or forcing developers to list their voting history to drive cancel campaigns and public struggle sessions.

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

👋👋👋

[Kalshi @Kalshi]

JUST IN: Epic Games to offer $50,000 to developers who vibe code games with AI

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

Remember when AI was called slop? Anyone?

[Vincent @VincentVentalon]

Ils ont vibecodé le panneau de l’aéroport de Sicilie???

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

@benthompson omg

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

I’m making a cozy crafting game for iPhone. Here’s Arts & Crafts. 🧶

https://t.co/pQPu1mU3VD

[Arts & Crafts @artscraftsgame]

Tap. Merge. Craft. 🧶

Arts & Crafts, a cozy crafting game, coming soon to iPhone. Join the waitlist ✨ link in profile

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

he fights for truth, he fights for justice

[Tim Sweeney @TimSweeneyEpic]

@mattworkman Forcing developers to write a political statement to be used against them by the hate mob they’re helping organize is abhorrent.

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

The removal of Jason Citron is a great tragedy that befell us.

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

Look, people like Trip Hawkins are great and did a ton, but Tim’s still punching - LeBron / Brady longevity and GROWTH.

Who else is leading the Western game dev industry?

[Tim Sweeney @TimSweeneyEpic]

The crash in the game business nowadays is the first for the new generation of gamers, but only one of several in the history of games. Here are my thoughts from 2000 when a maker of beloved but long-unprofitable games went under.

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

I’m making a cozy crafting game for iPhone. Here’s Arts & Crafts. 🧶

https://t.co/Q2ZObZmMHr

[Arts & Crafts @artscraftsgame]

Every craft you finish finds a home on your shelf. Made by you. 🧶

Arts & Crafts, a cozy crafting game, coming soon to iPhone. Join the waitlist ✨ link in profile

[Nicholas Decker @captgouda24]

We have self-driving cars! Cars that drive themselves! It’s incredible!

[Mario, Markets, and Microtransactions @econosopher]

I’m making a cozy crafting game for iPhone. Here’s Arts & Crafts. 🧶

https://t.co/KtHfk1C35k

[Arts & Crafts @artscraftsgame]

Open a materials box, unlock the Whale Nursery Mobile, and build it piece by piece. 🧶

Arts & Crafts, a cozy crafting game, coming soon to iPhone. Join the waitlist ✨ link in profile