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  <title>Episode 72 – Battle Passes (with Daniel Joseph)</title>
  <description> In a couple of recent episodes guests have mentioned concerns about battle passes.&amp;amp;nbsp; So, in this episode we decided to explore how they work, how they differ from traditional&amp;amp;nbsp; subscription models or microtransactions, why they’re so popular today with game companies, and whether they raise any serious ethical concerns.  ---------------------------------------------------------------&amp;amp;nbsp;  Daniel Joseph is a Senior Lecturer of Digital Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University where he researches internet infrastructure, platforms, apps, and games. He’s also written for a number of publications, including Briarpatch Magazine, Motherboard, and Real Life Magazine. &amp;amp;nbsp;Follow Daniel on Twitter at @DanjoKaz00ie.  ------------------------------------------------------------ JOIN THE ETHICS AND VIDEO GAMES COMMUNITY: - Follow/like/share us on&amp;amp;nbsp;Facebook,&amp;amp;nbsp;Twitter, and&amp;amp;nbsp;YouTube&amp;amp;nbsp; - Explore our website and check out our Video Games Ethics Resources Center:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://ethicsandvideogames.com - If you're game to lend us your financial support, we'd love to have it and can definitely use it!&amp;amp;nbsp; You can do that here:&amp;amp;nbsp;SUPPORT OUR PODCAST! - Give us a review whereever you listen to podcasts -&amp;amp;nbsp;If you've got an idea or an ethical issue involving video games that you think would make for a good podcast, please let us know!&amp;amp;nbsp; Contact us at ethicsandvideogames.com or email us at&amp;amp;nbsp;contact@ethicsandvideogames.com.&amp;amp;nbsp; We’d love to hear from you! Hosted by Shlomo Sher, Ph.D. and Andy Ashcraft Production by Carmen Elena Mitchell Music and graphics by Daniel Sher </description>
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