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Re:Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks... by JauntyHatAngle on Monday September 21, 2020 @11:16PM (#24550505)
However gambling did ruin many areas of entertainment. E.g. Live music suffered immensely in my home country as pubs preferred to fill the stages with pokies as they made more money from gambling addicts then they did from having a live band around.

Same deal with games, many previously good IPs are now stuffed with gambling mechanics as the producers controlling it push for it.

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Re:Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks... by colonwqbang on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @02:29AM (#24551523)
Some people enjoy gambling, I guess? That doesn't necessarily mean that they're being exploited or that they're "ruining" games.

I too dislike gambling elements in computer games. I simply choose not to buy such games. If there was a shortage of good games without gambling mechanics, I could see your point. But clearly there's not.

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