What video games can teach us about economic decision-making Researchers use some video games to learn about spending behavior and how players respond to economic crises.

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Politicians don't understand the economics of video games, tax ...

Many students are immersed in the concepts of economics, but some studies show that the internet generation may be able to better grasp the topic with help from online gaming.

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 ...

The 2010s saw a seismic shift in the business model for the video game industry. The widespread embrace of the "Live Service" model revolutionized the industry and enabled companies to maximize ...

Seemingly overnight, the video game industry has become a major player in our national economy, with over $18.8 billion in U.S. sales last year. The industry in Texas has kept pace with the ...

For the study, researchers offered a range of quantity discounts on virtual goods, which players buy for use within a video game. The results of the study by UChicago economists Steven Levitt, the ...

"Economic theory has come to a dead end -- the last real breakthroughs were in the 1960s," says Yanis Varoufakis, a Greek economist recently hired by the video-game company Valve.

Video game sales evade strong economic headwinds (for the time being) Sparkers consultant Sam Naji looks back at game sales in 2022, including how new releases helped weather catalogue declines ...