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Re:How in-app purchases have destroyed the game industry by AJ007 on Saturday February 01, 2014 @01:15PM (#7162586)
Dwarf Fortress, the creator writes you a short story or illustrates a drawing in crayon in exchange for your optional donation. Quite the exception.
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Re:How in-app purchases have destroyed the game industry by bobjordan on Saturday February 01, 2014 @08:52PM (#7164417)
...and the developer lives on about $35K/year, which is far less than what he could be generating with that franchise.
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Re:How in-app purchases have destroyed the game industry by null_ptr on Sunday February 02, 2014 @12:59AM (#7165042)
Maybe that's because the creators don't see their work as a "franchise" and are happy to have a vibrant community around their game without needing to milk it dry for money.
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