Gaming Under-18s loot box crackdown: UK announces new restrictions New Industry Principles have been announced to protect players By Rob Thubron, July 19, 2023, 5:18 AM
Gaming Industry The EU votes to address loot boxes, gold farming, and gaming addiction It also wants to create a European Video Game Strategy By Rob Thubron, January 19, 2023, 6:58 AM 53 comments
Gaming Want to completely max out your Diablo Immortal character? It could cost $110,000 Activision Blizzard knows how to do aggressive monetization By Rob Thubron, June 6, 2022, 6:58 AM 23 comments
Gaming Industry Consumer watchdog report on loot boxes prompts 18 countries to push for stricter regulation But enforcement still seems to be the issue that makes regulation efforts fruitless By Cal Jeffrey, June 1, 2022, 4:51 PM
Gaming Blizzard yanked 'Diablo Immortal' from regions with strict loot box regulations So far this only equates to Belgium and the Netherlands By Cal Jeffrey, May 31, 2022, 5:58 PM 20 comments
Hardware Gaming GPU 'loot boxes' found on Amazon Japan, mostly selling older GPUs Long odds at winning an Ampere or RDNA2 By Daniel Sims, January 20, 2022, 5:28 PM 12 comments
Gaming Industry Leaked documents show EA's focus on loot boxes All roads lead to FIFA 21's loot box system By Rob Thubron, April 27, 2021, 7:05 AM 25 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Germany considers outlawing the sale of loot box games to minors Is it real reform or just another unenforceable gesture? By Cal Jeffrey, March 9, 2021, 2:11 PM 20 comments
Gaming Industry EA faces another class-action lawsuit over loot boxes The company has been accused of running an "unlicensed, Illegal gaming system" By Rob Thubron, October 22, 2020, 6:58 AM 19 comments
Gaming Tech Culture New ESRB label will tell you if a game has loot boxes or other similar mechanics Much better than previous labeling, which included titles with any type of in-game purchasing By Cal Jeffrey, April 13, 2020, 3:48 PM 7 comments
Gaming Industry Destiny 2 is getting rid of paid loot boxes for season pass holders "We want players to know what something costs before they buy it" By David Matthews, February 26, 2020, 6:01 PM
Gaming FIFA is under fire again for loot box gambling with two lawsuits filed in France Lawyer claims EA baits players by increasing odds when they to spend more resulting in gambling addiction By Cal Jeffrey, February 5, 2020, 2:44 PM
Tech Culture Gaming Fallout producer makes wedding proposal with a real-life Overwatch loot box No randomized items here By Humza Aamir, December 20, 2019, 8:31 AM
Gaming Rocket League update that removes loot boxes has upset many The new pricing structure may need revamping By Shawn Knight, December 5, 2019, 5:06 PM 19 comments
Tech Culture Gaming EA now holds a world record for the 'most-downvoted comment' on Reddit' The publisher's response to loot box mechanics in Star Wars: Battlefront 2 amassed 683,000 downvotes By Humza Aamir, September 9, 2019, 8:07 AM
Gaming Psyonix is removing paid loot boxes from Rocket League They're getting the boot later this year By Cohen Coberly, August 8, 2019, 7:33 AM
Gaming Software Console makers and video game publishers commit to disclose loot box odds Publishers like Bethesda, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft are in By Adrian Potoroaca, August 7, 2019, 2:55 PM 11 comments
Gaming EA believes 'surprise mechanics' and loot boxes are 'quite ethical and quite fun' EA compares loot boxes to Kinder eggs By Cohen Coberly, June 20, 2019, 3:02 PM 59 comments
Gaming US loot box legislation gains traction with bipartisan support The Republican bill now has two Democrats backing it By Eric Hamilton, May 24, 2019, 2:34 PM
Gaming Mobile Nintendo pulls two free-to-play mobile titles from download in Belgium to comply with loot box laws Removing loot boxes wasn't enough for Nintendo By Cohen Coberly, May 21, 2019, 6:19 PM
Gaming Industry Proposed Senate legislation could ban pay-to-win microtransactions and loot boxes aimed at kids It's called the 'Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act' By Cohen Coberly, May 8, 2019, 3:11 PM 13 comments
Gaming Tech Culture FTC sets date for promised loot box workshop Seeking public input and suggestions By Eric Hamilton, April 7, 2019, 12:58 PM
Gaming Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm is ditching paid loot boxes once and for all The changes will roll out soon By Cohen Coberly, March 20, 2019, 7:41 AM
Gaming Lawsuit calls Epic Games' blind-drop loot boxes 'predatory' Loot boxes only dropped rare loot rarely By Cal Jeffrey, March 1, 2019, 2:49 PM 7 comments
Gaming The FTC is planning to hold a public forum regarding the loot box debate The FTC's loot box investigation forges ahead By Cohen Coberly, February 22, 2019, 3:20 PM 12 comments