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Activision, Epic, Video Game Developers Face Addiction Suit (1)
(news.bloomberglaw.com)
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this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2023
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Games do employ tactics and techniques to make them addicting...
I think the headline is a bit misleading, her case hinges on intentionally making game purchases addictive. It is effectively similar to a cassino, making the experience appeal to repetitive human impulses to extract as much money as possible, but the target audience is children aged 7 and over.
Still true.