NOG 06: Where Did My Money Go?

Nation of Gamers

Dear Diary,

Well, it happened again. For financial reasons, I’m forced to once again choose between my two greatest needs; either I can buy Final Fantasy XIII or I can pay rent. Why does this always happen to me? Maybe it’s because I only make $200 a week fetching snacks for George Broussard, but hey, at least I’m working in the industry. Maybe I shouldn’t spend all $200 a week on games and gaming accoutrement, but come on, how am I supposed to not buy games? That $100 super collector’s version of God of War III isn’t going to buy itself, you know! I have to buy it. WITH REAL MONEY. I guess I’ll go sell plasma again. That’s got to be worth at least the cost of a strategy guide! I’d try prostitution, but that didn’t work out so well last time. Oh, that reminds me, I TOTALLY got Trisha’s number! Now I just have to buy a phone and then I can call her!

Eric is mysteriously absent this week. Perhaps he was abducted by dingos? I hear that’s happening a lot these days. At any rate, the other three “hosts” yak it up about the cost of gaming. Did you know that Spencer spent approximately 6.2 million dollars on games last year?

• Factory sealed Stadium Events selling for thousands!
• Valve report on Steam sales
• How much it costs to make a modern video game
• Looking at the real cost of your game