Last nightâs episode of South Park was an ode to all things freemium, and as you might expect from the longrunning comedy show, they went in hard on the unethical free-to-play menace that has been plaguing video games for the past few years.
I wonât spoil much about the episodeâwhich you canwatch herestarting Thursday if youâre in a supported regionâother than to say that they nailed it. Anyone who has fallen thrall to the likes of Farmville or EAâs Dungeon Keeper will feel their thumbs twitching. Also, there are demons.
Weâve got clips, of course. Hereâs South Parkâs explanation of what âfreemiumââthe âmiumâ is Latin for ânot reallyââactually means:
And here, from later in the episode, is South Parkâs explanation of what freemium ACTUALLY means:
âDonât think about that! Think about all the money!â Sound familiar?
