How Limited-Time Rewards Can Change Player Behavior in Live Service Games

This reflects a shift away from games with unchanging content. Games designed as ongoing services need to keep players engaged over time, and offering rewards that are only available for a limited time is a great way to build excitement without changing the fundamental gameplay. This means when players engage with the game becomes more and more important.

70 Months, $263M, and One Very Confused Bitcoin

According to the DOJ, Tangeman’s crew operated from a network of online gaming friendships that somehow evolved into a full-blown cybercrime enterprise. Members took on roles ranging from “database hackers” to “residential burglars who steal hardware wallets”-a job description that probably included a lot of Googling “how to open a cold wallet with a butter knife.”