• Video Game Industry Week: The Final Level

  • Apr 26 2024
  • Length: 9 mins
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Video Game Industry Week: The Final Level

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  • We wrap up our series on the economics of the video game industry with a triple roundup. Today, how the new ban on noncompete contracts could affect the gaming industry, whether young men are slacking off work to play games and the ever-controversial world of loot boxes.

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