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The Forever Games (Ep. 4)
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Length:
81 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Mitch and Blake discuss how the rise of games-as-services has privileged durable, long-duration play-patterns -- leading to the modern idea of the "Forever Game" which can persist for decades. Mitch outlines his five attributes of long-term engagement and provides examples of each from games like Ultima Online, World of Warcraft, Age of Empires, and League of Legends. They look at the two distinct strands of long-duration play that emerged in the 1990's -- the massively-multiplayer online role playing game and the session-based online competitive game -- and how those genres evolved and cross-polinated to produce multi-billion dollar online games that have remained viable for a decade or more. Links & Show Notes: Bill Gurley on LTV Island of Kesmai Bran Ferren I/ITSEC The Assassination of Lord British Lineage AoE2: Red Bull Wololo 2022 World of Warcraft Fortnite
Released:
Jan 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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