What happens when three decades of games design psychology falls into the wrong hands? Scott and Nate discuss the evils, and possible (however slight) virtues, of the free-to-play trend in mobile as well as PC games. Plus, its Steam Summer Sale time, and there's a new GTA V trailer to talk about.

The Dark Arts

You've heard them. They're they guys at the party who seem to be locked in interesting conversation. Then you hear words like, "player-driven narrative," "sandbox gameplay," and "well-crafted tutorial section." Before they can say "stealth mechanics," you walk away.Yeah, we're those guys.

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You've heard them. They're they guys at the party who seem to be locked in interesting conversation. Then you hear words like, "player-driven narrative," "sandbox gameplay," and "well-crafted tutorial section." Before they can say "stealth mechanics," you walk away.Yeah, we're those guys.

You've heard them. They're they guys at the party who seem to be locked in interesting conversation. Then you hear words like, "player-driven narrative,"&nbsp;"sandbox gameplay,"&nbsp;and "well-crafted tutorial section."&nbsp;Before they can say "stealth mechanics,"&nbsp;you walk away.Yeah, we're those guys.

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