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Scott McCloud On Micropayments And Gaming

Posted by simoniker on from the he-likes-micropayments dept.

Thanks to Game Girl Advance for its discussion of a lecture by comic creator Scott McCloud at EA's Redwood Shores campus, during which he floated "the idea of using micro-payments for online gaming, which he analogizes to feeding quarters into the arcade machines of yore." The article's author muses: "Would you pay 25 cents for 100 credits of Bejeweled? What about a dollar for six hours on EverQuest? How about a virtual penny arcade that let you play multiplayer Joust or Gauntlet II online with people from around the world? No monthly subscriptions, just pure pay-to-play." We've previously covered McCloud's hands-on interest in micropayments on Slashdot.

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  1. Relation? by Kethinov · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does he have any relation to Fox McCloud?

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    1. Re:Relation? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      He's Fox's love child.

  2. Mmmm.... Joust..... by rudeboy1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anyone know where I can find an online (Java/Flash/Shockwave) version of Joust? I miss that game...

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  3. Re:No, I wouldn't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I hate conservatives. If you are a conservative, fuck off and die.