The Obedience Game

In the wake of a class-action lawsuit against CoinSpin Interactive—a social casino giant accused of engineering addictive virtual gambling—disgraced journalist Mara Holt uncovers a darker thread. At a remote university in Veridia, psychology professor Alaric Voss conducts a clandestine experiment promising marginalized outcasts a clean slate. As participants obey increasingly violent commands, the boundaries between virtual currency, real blood, and the desperate human need for belonging dissolve, culminating in a series of murders that mirror the ruthless architecture of the very games society condemns.