Making Bank (Part 1): Flash Games

During lunch hour, they whir to life on computer screens in high schools across the country. They can single-handedly drag down an office’s productivity (funny story about that one).

And while hardcore gamers lament their popularity — likening them to a firing squad casually taking aim at the industry as a whole — they’re still inducting non-gamers into the fold.

Flash games are — without hyperbole — everywhere on the Internet. From the microgames in the banner ads above your favorite Web sites to full-length RPGs that can suck you in for hours without costing a cent (again… funny story), Flash games have developed into a big business over the past few years.
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