EPISODE 67 | Pixels & Paranoia: Video Game Conspiracies
From its humble beginnings, the video game industry has expanded from cabinet arcade games to PCs and home consoles. Two-thirds of adults in the US and three-quarters of children play them. It makes more than the film industry, which got to around $21 bn last year; and music, which made almost $26 billion in 2021. Globally, gaming hit $192 bn in 2021 and is expected to break $200 bn this year.
And it should come as no surprise that there have been rumours, urban legends, controversies and even outright conspiracy theories about video games. Games that kill, or carry a curse, or control people's minds, or contain hidden truths that some would prefer remained hidden.
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VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/__bLJOkZYgw
SECTIONS
- 02:36 - Intruder Alert! - Berzerk kills
- 06:43 - Lavender Town - Pokemon kills
- 09:32 - The Madden Curse - Fame carries a price
- 15:50 - Killswitch - A legendary game from Czechslovakia
- 19:47 - Polybius - Mind control in Oregon
- 30:20 - Drowned God - Harry Horse, history and aliens
- 37: 37 - Omikron: The Nomad Soul - A Big Pharma/NWO playbook
- 40:48 - Resident Evil's Umbrella Corporation and Covid-19
- 42:16 - Corrupted Blood - A virus sweeps through the World of Warcraft MMORPG
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