From New Vegas to Balatro: Why Video Games Keep Sending Us to the Casino
This article explores the persistent use of casinos and gambling mechanics in video games across various genres, from Fallout: New Vegas and Red Dead Redemption 2 to Grand Theft Auto Online and Balatro. It examines how these elements serve as world-building shortcuts, add texture to game worlds, and can even form the core of a game's design, while also discussing the distinction between fictional stakes and real-world financial risk.
Unigamesity
- Entities
- Casinos
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- New Super Mario Bros.
- Game Design
- Nintendo
- Grand Theft Auto Online
- Rockstar Games
- Balatro
- Fallout New Vegas
- Gambling
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