[nathas]

Now I want to read an article about the economics of selling game hacks. I just assumed they weren't really worth the investment to build since the number of people that want to cheat seems low.

After typing that I realize this is like coming to understand just how many people are on steroids to get a physique they want. It's like nah no one takes steroids except EVERY HUGE PERSON you've ever seen, barring the extremely rare genetic outliers.

Fascinating.

[zonkerdonker]

Would recommend this podcast from Darknet Diaries. [1] Not quite an article, but there is a transcript if you'd prefer to read. Includes interview with the people actually selling these hacks, and it is fascinating

[1] https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/115/

[shdh]

These are two good videos overviewing particular hack sites if you can get past the AI anime voice: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QmcFjpB8no * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiOhOY7PcIg

[glitter_warrior]

IIRC this darknet diaries episode does a good job covering the whole issue and talking about the economics - https://darknetdiaries.com/transcript/115/

[n4bz0r]

Despite the obnoxious intro, this interview turned out to be pretty interesting and answered a number of my questions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwruk-tLIOU

[shdh]

This is a pretty good video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI7V60r7Jco