In this paper we look at three different groups of games. The traditional payment methods
for games, although they do have their problems, are typically less problematic from ethical …

… First, we provide an overview of the literature on designing freemium models. Then we …
However, from the profitability perspective, the freemium model does not always guarantee …

In this article, I investigate the ethics of freemium games, microtransactions, and loot boxes.
Three distinctions are relevant. First, there is a difference between a fixed-reward …

… “first-dose”, which can then be further divided into “shareware” and “lure-to-p(l)ay”. The first
… Almost all freemium (not to be confused with free-to-play) games are included in this group. …

… The first to name the freemium model, defined as a model … Freemium models have since
developed in various industries… In this paper, we assume that firm B’s pricing upstream is always …

… This study makes several contributions to the emerging literature on the freemium business
model for open-world games. First, it is among the first studies to provide theoretical insights …

… This article examines the service design of freemium game … First, we briefly review the gaming
experience literature. After that… freemium strategy is in games in some ways almost always …

… You encouraged me from the very first school day and raised me with intuition to always …
The current research states that over half of the players abandon freemium games after the first …

… related to in-app purchase in freemium mobile games. The primary research question is …
The result of our first model is demonstrated in Table 1. The result shows that the user with a …

… In-app Purchase Method (IAP) is one of the breakthrough solutions in selling a freemium
software, … IAP first introduced by Apple on the iOS platform. Currently, IAP is very popular among …