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Noncompete bans, to game or to work and loot boxes : The Indicator from Planet Money 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.

Related episodes:
Forever games: the economics of the live service model (Apple / Spotify)
Designing for disability: how video games become more accessible (Apple / Spotify)
The boom and bust of esports (Apple / Spotify)
Work. Crunch. Repeat: Why gaming demands so much of its employees (Apple / Spotify)

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Video Game Industry Week: The Final Level

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.

Related episodes:
Forever games: the economics of the live service model (Apple / Spotify)

Designing for disability: how video games become more accessible (Apple / Spotify)

The boom and bust of esports (Apple / Spotify)

Work. Crunch. Repeat: Why gaming demands so much of its employees (Apple / Spotify)

For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.