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Re:Valve releases Team Fortress 2 game code by kibwen on Tuesday February 18, 2025 @03:56PM (#43095007)
Especially relevant to this conversation is that TF2 is the game that single-handedly popularized the lootbox model outside of Korea.
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Re:Valve releases Team Fortress 2 game code by rightbyte on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @04:39PM (#43108070)
Ye it was unfortunate. I remember at the time I thought it was silly but innocent. I don't think I even knew you could buy loot boxes for money.
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