Over the past 40 years skins have been birthed, gifted, evolved, become apart of gaming culture, and become crucial, to any game being made in the current day. But where did this extremely profitable phenomenon come from? How have skins changed over their existence? How much have they cost? And how would you unlock them? Today all of that gets answered as we go through time, to explore The Entire History of Skins.

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References I used in my research:

Assael, Shaun. 2017. Skin in the Game. ESPN. https://shaunassael.com/wp-content/up...  

Koles, Bernadett, Peter Nagy, and Gauthier Vollet. 2025. ''How Players Make Use of Cosmetic Items in Video Games: A Persona Approach.'' Journal of Consumer Behaviour 24 (4): 1729-1741. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.2490

Lee, Leland. 2025. ''The Evolution of Video Game Collectibles and Marketplaces.'' San Jose State University, https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/art108/53/  

MisterArkham. 2025. ''History of Video Game Cosmetics.'' Uploaded March 9, 2025. YouTube, 8:20 min. History of Video Game Cosmetics

Moser, Cassidee. 2016. ''Fallout 4 Director: Workshop Popularity Was the 'Biggest Surprise' for Bethesda.'' IGN Articles, March 17. https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/...  

SonicRetro. 2012. ''Sonic Adventures 2 Christmas Theme.'' https://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_Adv...  

theScore esports. 2019. ''What is a skin? The Incredible Impact of Gaming's Strange and Addictive Cosmetics.'' Uploaded July 17, 2019. YouTube, 10:02 min. What is a Skin? The Incredible Impact of G...

TheWhat Show. 2023. ''The Most Expensive Skins In Gaming History.'' Uploaded September 23, 2023. YouTube, 23:06 min. The Most Expensive Skins In Gaming History

UESPWiki. 2025. ''Oblivion: Horse Armor Pack.'' https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Hor...  

Wikipedia. 2026. ''Skin (video games).'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_(v...



Links for music used in the video (in order of appearance):

Summer (L'Estate) Op.8 No.2 G Minor: Prest... - intro
https://pixabay.com/music/synthwave-c...
Sonic The Hedgehog OST - Green Hill Zone
https://pixabay.com/music/meditations...
https://pixabay.com/music/beats-atmos...
Overwatch - Soundtrack OST - Main Theme
Fortnite | OG (Classic) Lobby Music (C1S10...
Fortnite | AHOY! Lobby Music (C1S8 Battle ...
(You Wouldn’t Be Here) Without Us
https://pixabay.com/music/beats-futur...


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