The debate surrounding loot boxes and microtransactions within games, despite much talk, continues to wage on. – Publishers like EA, Ubisoft, Blizzard, Activision, etc. ...
January 20, 2023 at 8:23 am by Mike Sanders
I think it would be fair to say that despite the number of people who spend money on loot boxes, overall, the various methods of microtransactions that have continually and ...
August 16, 2022 at 10:15 am by Mike Sanders
You would’ve thought that the whole issue surrounding in-game loot boxes was pretty straightforward and should’ve been sorted out years ago. I mean, I think ...
July 20, 2022 at 11:07 am by Mike Sanders
I daresay that it probably hasn’t escaped your attention that the decent release of Diablo Immortal has come with more than a little controversy for Blizzard over the ...
June 13, 2022 at 8:22 am by Mike Sanders
Being as fair and diplomatic as I possibly can be, the opinion of whether ‘loot boxes’ in past FIFA games is a form of gambling is devided. EA says that they are ...
September 19, 2021 at 11:43 am by Mike Sanders
I think it would be pretty fair to say that if you were to take a general poll of gaming consumers, EA would probably come as one of the companies with the worst reputation ...
April 29, 2021 at 8:52 am by Mike Sanders
There has been a long-standing argument as to whether games that feature loot box mechanics are, technically speaking, a form of gambling. Admittedly, this pretty much boils ...
April 4, 2021 at 10:38 am by Mike Sanders
There has been a debate for many years now as to whether loot boxes within video games are ‘ethical surprise mechanics’ (as EA would call it) or whether they are ...
March 10, 2021 at 9:08 am by Mike Sanders
Loot boxes within games have been a contentious subject for many years now. They are so contentious in fact that Belgium recently introduced a law banning them entirely. ...
April 14, 2020 at 8:33 am by Mike Sanders
The subject of loot boxes has been a very contentious subject for gamers and its certainly giving both politicians and lawmakers something to think about. The main crux of it, ...
September 12, 2019 at 12:38 pm by Mike Sanders
One of the most controversial inclusions in modern gaming has to be the economics of ‘loot boxes‘. Put simply, spending real-world money to purchase these virtual ...
August 8, 2019 at 10:43 am by Mike Sanders
EA Calls Loot Boxes ‘Surprise Mechanics’ I think most would largely tend to agree that, like it or not, loot boxes are part and parcel of many AAA gaming releases ...
June 20, 2019 at 10:30 am by Mike Sanders
Prince Harry Calls For Fortnite Ban While games such as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds might have kicked off the whole ‘battle royale’ genre, if we’re ...
April 4, 2019 at 4:12 pm by Mike Sanders
Apex Legends Launching earlier this month, Apex Legends is proving to be a huge success for EA as it forms the latest addition to what many would’ve considered an ...
February 23, 2019 at 10:02 am by Mike Sanders
Overhauling the Quake Champions Economy Bethesda is making huge changes to Quake Champions’ economy for their December update. For one, loot boxes such as Backpacks and ...
December 8, 2018 at 2:52 pm by Ron Perillo
