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Accessibility, eSports and other big economic trends of the video game industry. : Up First Can you get a college scholarship for playing video games? Are they becoming more accessible? Will forever games really last... forever? Wailin Wong, co-host of The Indicator from Planet Money, joins us to discuss the economics of gaming and efforts to make the industry sustainable in the wake of mass layoffs.

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The Sunday Story: Video Game Economics (It's Not Play Money)

The Sunday Story: Video Game Economics (It's Not Play Money)

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Can you get a college scholarship for playing video games? Are they becoming more accessible? Will forever games really last... forever? Wailin Wong, a host of The Indicator from Planet Money, joins us to discuss the economics of gaming and efforts to make the industry sustainable in the wake of mass layoffs.

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This episode was produced by Abby Wendle and edited by Jenny Schmidt. It was engineered by James Willetts.

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