In this episode we discuss the emerging trend of adding massively multiplayer features to games that otherwise might be single player. Is this something we want to see more? Or is it just a way of extracting more 'value' from gamers?

• GTA 5 has sold-in over 85 million copies
• Frontier Games Hosts Massive Space Battles on AWS
• AWS re:Invent 2015 presentation from Frontier Games on their architecture
• Digital Trends: "Everyone is going to start playing MMOs again, whether they realize it or not"

Intro & outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion