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, <a href="https://www.markaguiar.com/files/leisure_luxuries.pdf">whether young men are slacking off work</a> to play games and the ever-controversial world of loot boxes. Related episodes: Forever games: the economics of the live service model (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forever-games-the-economics-of-the-live-service-model/id1320118593?i=1000653230081">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gE5nqoECdS8MSFwhYQXV0?si=9dcac74b8e3c4f0d">Spotify</a>) Designing for disability: how video games become more accessible (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designing-for-disability-how-video-games-become-more/id1320118593?i=1000653358507">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/004olkw0OdnCFl1wiF4u6n?si=3402ab1d4c2e4b92">Spotify</a>) The boom and bust of esports (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-and-bust-of-esports/id1320118593?i=1000653503663">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0SNv8CrQ87pfwN2vc19mT4?si=e86b4c0a362046f4">Spotify</a>) Work. Crunch. Repeat: Why gaming demands so much of its employees (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/work-crunch-repeat-why-gaming-demands-so-much-of-its/id1320118593?i=1000653596134">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/63GpaLtQkKsZFnhRs9YTdO?si=d8e6a36ce9d048ac">Spotify</a>) For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/">plus.npr.org</a>. Music by <a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/">Drop Electric</a>. Find us: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money">Newsletter</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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Video Game Industry Week: The Final Level

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