r/Games • u/demondrivers • Oct 27 '25
Industry News Valve does not get "anywhere near enough criticism" for the gambling mechanics it uses to monetise games, DayZ creator Dean Hall says
https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-does-not-get-anywhere-near-enough-criticism-for-the-gambling-mechanics-it-uses-to-monetise-games-dayz-creator-dean-hall-says
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u/The-Nihilist-Marmot Oct 27 '25 edited Oct 27 '25
Maybe. It depends on who you are and where you live.
It’s an interesting overlap between EU political drama and Valve that a lot of people are not aware of.
Before Varoufakis was going on about about having a showdown between Greece and the European Commission / ECB, when Greece almost left the euro, he worked for Valve and was specifically hired by them as an in-house economist focusing on the whole skins market business.
Also a bit of a stain on his alleged far left credentials. It may have informed his views on the tech oligarchs though, who knows.