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Robert Purchese @ Eurogamer.net 1 place · today 13:40 EDT

Valve does not get "anywhere near enough criticism" for the gambling mechanics it uses to monetise games, DayZ creator Dean Hall says

Dean Hall, the creator of DayZ and more recently Icarus, has called out Valve regarding the use of gambling-related monetisation methods in its games. Read more

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