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Daniel Friedman

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Past:
  • reason
  • Quillette Magazine
  • polygon.com

Past articles by Daniel:

The Biggest NFT Video Game's Economy Is Collapsing Because NFT Games Don't Work

Some NFT assets held their value during January's crypto crash, but not the video game monsters in Axie Infinity. → Read More

Antiracism, Anti-Semitism, and the False Problem of Jewish Success – Quillette

On October 17th, the New York Times published an op-ed celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Million Man March that neglected to mention the anti-Semitic history of its organizer, Louis Farrakhan… → Read More

Gawrsh! Goofy’s entire family may be dead

Goofy was once married, and throughout the ‘90s he raised a son by himself. So what happened to his family, and why can’t Goofy even talk about where they are? The evidence suggests a lifetime of repressed trauma and pain. → Read More

Single-player games might be safer bets than live games in 2019

Everyone wants an online game that players can enjoy, and pay for, forever, but the market may be skewing toward single-player games. This is why there may be less risk in releasing narrative games in the next few years. → Read More

Overwatch’s heroes, ranked (by skins)

Arguing about which Overwatch hero is the best is a matter of taste more than fact, but there is one way to rank them that makes things much more objective: By how cool their skins are. → Read More

Who can still afford to keep up with Hearthstone?

Has Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft become too expensive? The price to keep up with all the expansions, including the upcoming Rise of Shadows, has increased, which seems to be cooling player interest in Blizzard’s trading card game. → Read More

Apex Legends’ Battle Pass is a lot of grinding for very little reward

Apex Legends fans are complaining about the game’s Battle Pass, but the grind is actually less than what you’d find in Fortnite. The bigger problem is that the rewards in Respawn Entertainment’s first Battle Pass are so boring. → Read More

How to save big on Hearthstone booster packs

Hearthstone is an expensive game if you want to stay competitive, but there are ways to save money on cards if you’re patient or can plan ahead: namely, iTunes credit and Amazon Coins. → Read More

Why Elites Dislike Standardized Testing

On Tuesday, March 12 2019, federal prosecutors exposed a crooked college admissions consulting operation that bribed SAT administrators and college athletic coaches in order to get wealthy, underqualified applicants into elite universities. Also charged were 33 wealthy parents who had paid for admissions bribes, including actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, Gordon Caplan, a co-chair of… → Read More

Chasing Apex Legends’ $500 knife

The loot system in Apex Legends is more complicated than it may first appear, and it looks as if your odds of getting the rarest in-game item in an Apex Pack may be much lower than many assumed. → Read More

Battle royale blurs the line between entertainment and esports

Games like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and PUBG are taking over gaming right now, but the push to turn them into esports is misguided. Battle royale games found an audience by focusing on being entertaining, not pure skill. → Read More

We spent $100 on Apex Legends loot boxes, but you shouldn’t

Surprising battle royale hit Apex Legends has loot boxes, and we spent $100 to see if it’s currently worth your time to invest real cash and buy Apex Coins and Apex Packs in EA’s new game. For now? Maybe you should save your money. → Read More

Why your favorite devs (probably) don’t want to make a Star Wars game

EA has angered fans and commentators by cancelling multiple or overhauling multiple Star Wars projects, but the economics of licensed games are much more complicated than people assume. This is why they’re so hard to do well. → Read More

Bungie’s split with Activision may be bad news for Destiny 2

Bungie is celebrating the split with Activision, and fans seem to be expecting the best from a Bungie-owned Destiny franchise. But the short-term prospects of Destiny 2 itself may be grim. → Read More

Why King K. Rool is dominating Smash fans’ attention, and affection

The Smash community giveth, and the Smash community taketh away, but right now one of the fan-favorite characters clawed his way into our hearts without being a dominant fighter. The villain from Donkey Kong Country is now a favorite of the SSBU community. Here’s why. → Read More

How to get the most out of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s weekly events

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate now has weekly events with exclusive spirits and currency bonuses for winning your matches. Learn how these events work, and the best way to get the most out of them. → Read More

How to power up in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s World of Light campaign as quickly as possible

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s World of Light campaign can be a headache, but we’ll show you a way to get very powerful, very quickly. → Read More

Red Dead Redemption 2 is much easier on an all-alligator diet

Red Dead Redemption 2’s core system can get a little complicated, but this guide will tell you the one thing you need to know to get ahead: How, and why, to → Read More

You don’t have to care about finishing Red Dead Redemption 2’s challenges

Red Dead Redemption 2 has 90 optional Challenges to complete. They’re organized in nine categories, each containing 10 Challenges. You’ll have to engage with every system and side activity in the game, and master them, in order to complete every challenge. And finishing them unlocks some powerful rewards. That sounds pretty cool, but there are some problems with RDR2’s challenge system that can… → Read More

How Call of Duty and Overwatch use different strategies to keep you hooked

Both Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Overwatch want to keep you playing, but the two games go about it in very different ways. One values the time you put in, and the other emphasizes individual skill. → Read More