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Pablo Torre Finds Out — The "Pay-to-Play" Scheme That (Almost) Ruined Video Games, with Dan Soder
Scout ratingSCOUT· 68%50m·2026-07-14·Sports

The "Pay-to-Play" Scheme That (Almost) Ruined Video Games, with Dan Soder

Pablo Torre Finds Out

Virtual currency is a new cheat code. But when EA Sports tried to squeeze extra cash out of sports fans with so-called "microtransactions" inside its latest-college football title, gamers revolted... and won? Comedian Dan Soder, who's been playing video games with a future NFL coach since childhood, takes Pablo on a…

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