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Three decades of games industry consolidation

Joost van Dreunen superjoost.substack.com

One Up: Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games

Joost van Dreunen

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Biggest buys in gaming for n00bs

Joost van Dreunen superjoost.substack.com

The Dream Was Universal Access to Knowledge. The Result Was a Fiasco.

David Streitfeld nytimes.com

Esports and the Dangers of Serving at the Pleasure of a King

Matthew Ball matthewball.vc

Palmer Luckey, American Vulcan

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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

David Kushner

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Fuller is something of a philosopher of digital design; his podcast “Scratching the Surface” canvasses experts in the field. In the past decade, he argues, a “user-centered” approach to design has been replaced by what he has taken to calling a “corporation-centered” approach. Rather than optimizing for the user’s experience, it optimizes for the e... See more

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Platform Capitalism (Theory Redux)

Nick Srnicek

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