Kim Kardashian has a very specific problem with free-to-play games
Kim Kardashian is not a fan of free-to-play video games that push in-game purchases to the point that they get in the way of having a good time.
In other words, she agrees with rational criticisms that are often leveled at free-to-play games. Kardashian has a game of her own -- Kim Kardashian: Hollywood -- that is quite popular, but it maintains its chill when it comes to selling virtual goods to players.
She'd like to see more games like that and fewer that hammer you with non-stop opportunities to buy, as she explained during a recent appearance on the Recode Decode podcast.
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It all goes back to last fall, when her husband, Kanye West, targeted in-app purchases in one of his trademark tweet rampages? It happened during a Kardashian-West family trip, as Kim revealed.
"We were on a long car ride, and we were so annoyed that everything kept popping up and popping up that our daughter would cry every time the game wouldn't finish playing," she said.
"She just wanted to seamlessly play."
Kardashian went on to say that she's fine with in-app purchases appearing "at the appropriate times" and "not an ad every two seconds popping up to where ... a two-year-old can't actually play a game."
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
