In the past few years the gaming industry as a whole has taken a nose dive in quality. The modern day gaming landscape is aiming to exploit us and ironically itself to the fullest extent. They use varying strategies to squeeze every last cent out of our pockets while also attempting to cut corners at every opportunity. In other words: They are scamming us all.
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