Episode
Game Theory: Are Your Mobile Games ILLEGAL?
13:03
Published: Fri Apr 07 2023
Description
I'm sure you've been playing a game or watching a video on your phone when suddenly it is interrupted by an ad for a weird and fake-looking mobile game. I've seen a lot of channels try out these games to see if they play as advertised, but they haven't covered what I find most interesting about these games. Are they LEGAL? False advertising is a dangerous game, Theorists, so why do these mobile games get away with it? Let's find out!
Chapters
Enter a world full of epic quests, epic combat, and epic romance with villagers.
00:00 - 00:30 (00:30)
Summary
Enter a world full of epic quests, epic combat, and epic romance with villagers. Your epic adventure awaits in this pocket-sized game.
EpisodeGame Theory: Are Your Mobile Games ILLEGAL?
PodcastGame Theory
Mobile game ads have been caught stealing footage from PC games, such as the recent case of a city builder game called banished being used in an ad for a mobile game.
00:30 - 07:35 (07:05)
Summary
Mobile game ads have been caught stealing footage from PC games, such as the recent case of a city builder game called banished being used in an ad for a mobile game. This is not the first time such instances have occurred, with many mobile game ads blatantly stealing footage from other games to market themselves.
EpisodeGame Theory: Are Your Mobile Games ILLEGAL?
PodcastGame Theory
The FTC is unlikely to go after mobile games with misleading ads as they have much bigger fish to fry such as products with false disease prevention claims.
07:35 - 13:01 (05:25)
Summary
The FTC is unlikely to go after mobile games with misleading ads as they have much bigger fish to fry such as products with false disease prevention claims. It's easier for mobile game companies to get away with false advertising as people usually don't spend money on misleading free game apps and end up unknowingly buying in-game items later on.