How Free to Play Games get You to Spend Money

Free-to-play games are booming in popularity.
Despite the word 'Free' being in the title, these games make some record profits.
According to a report by SuperData, free-to-play games generated $87.1 billion in revenue in 2020, accounting for 78% of the total digital games market.

In this video, I will be discussing some of the pitfalls that you should be aware of.

Also, let me know in the comments what are your favourite free-to-play FPS games are and what the biggest problems you face while playing them.

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Sources:

Let’s go whaling: Tricks for monetising mobile game players with free-to-play:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNjI03CGkb4&pp=ygUNdHJpYmVmbGFtIGNlbw%3D%3D

Let's go whaling: A guide to monetisation through in-app purchases:
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/comment-and-opinion/63871/monetisation-lets-go-whaling/

Video game loot boxes declared illegal under Belgium gambling laws - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43906306

Belgium will push for loot box gambling ban in Europe:
https://www.pcinvasion.com/belgium-wants-loot-boxes-banned-europe/

How F2P games exploit your brain:
https://www.gamesradar.com/how-f2p-games-exploit-your-brain/

Free-to-play hate threatens health of the industry at large:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/free-to-play-hate-threatens-the-health-of-the-industry-at-large

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