The Informed Gamer

The Candy Crush Scam That Beat GTA

Somewhere between GTA’s five-year epic and Candy Crush’s five-month sprint, gaming learned what really sells.

Dec 22

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Why Your Vote Doesn't Count at The Game Awards

...or why only 10%?

Dec 5 • Belinda Ercan

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The Cutting Room Floor: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count at The Game Awards

*Exclusive stories, quotes, and insights that didn’t make it into "The Game Awards" episode

Dec 4 • Belinda Ercan

November 2025

When "Made By Humans" Becomes a Selling Point, Something Has Gone Very Wrong

Ubisoft laid off 1,500 people in the same year Tencent is wiring them €1.16 billion for a new studio.

Nov 25 • Belinda Ercan

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Inside Zynga: The Chair-Throwing CEO, the Burnt Posters, and What Really Happened Behind the $12 Billion Deal

A former Zynga employee shares what it was actually like inside the company—from Pincus’s nephew feedback emails to the night OMGPOP celebrated by…

Nov 21 • Belinda Ercan

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The Man Who Scammed the World With a Farm Game

At least Snoop Dogg got to blow up a 4-ton armored truck in the middle of the Nevada desert. Yay.

Nov 21 • Belinda Ercan

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The Scammy Side of Gaming's Beauty Collabs

Or: Snake oil, re-skinned for gamers.

Nov 13 • Belinda Ercan

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October 2025

Why Steam's Game Bans Are a Total Joke

A game about rape is OK - but not a game about pickup lines...

Oct 23 • Belinda Ercan

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This Video Cost Me My "Dream" Job

After 10 years in the corporate world, I learned three things.

Oct 10 • Belinda Ercan

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January 2025

The Secret Deal between Games and the Weapon Industry

Some business deals impact the world...

Jan 13 • Belinda Ercan

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December 2024

The Insidious Side of Kids' Mobile Games

...you think you know, but you don't.

Dec 24, 2024 • Belinda Ercan

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The Invisible Developers Behind the Biggest Games

Invisible. Unknown. Uncredited.

Dec 16, 2024 • Belinda Ercan

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