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EU Votes to Officially Investigate Loot Boxes and Microtransactions!

The debate surrounding loot boxes and microtransactions within games, despite much talk, continues to wage on. - Publishers like EA,…

2 years ago

EA Says Gamers “Love” Loot Boxes – In Other News, PR Team Accused of Smoking Crack!

I think it would be fair to say that despite the number of people who spend money on loot boxes,…

2 years ago

UK Gives Game Industry 1 Final Warning – ‘Regulate Loot Boxes or We Will!’

You would've thought that the whole issue surrounding in-game loot boxes was pretty straightforward and should've been sorted out years…

2 years ago

Blizzard is Hiring a Microtransactions Manager for Diablo 4

I daresay that it probably hasn't escaped your attention that the decent release of Diablo Immortal has come with more…

2 years ago

FIFA 22 Will Introduce ‘Preview Packs’ to Battle Loot Box Controversy!

Being as fair and diplomatic as I possibly can be, the opinion of whether 'loot boxes' in past FIFA games…

3 years ago

EA Attempts to Defend Leaked ‘Loot Box’ Document

I think it would be pretty fair to say that if you were to take a general poll of gaming…

4 years ago

Loot Boxes ‘Robustly’ Linked To Gambling

There has been a long-standing argument as to whether games that feature loot box mechanics are, technically speaking, a form…

4 years ago

Germany Proposes Law to Make Games With Loot Boxes 18+

There has been a debate for many years now as to whether loot boxes within video games are 'ethical surprise…

4 years ago

ESRB to Introduce Loot Box Warning Labels to Games

Loot boxes within games have been a contentious subject for many years now. They are so contentious in fact that…

5 years ago

Committee Recommends UK Regulates Loot Boxes As Gambling

The subject of loot boxes has been a very contentious subject for gamers and its certainly giving both politicians and…

5 years ago

Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo – No Drop Rates? No Loot Boxes!

One of the most controversial inclusions in modern gaming has to be the economics of 'loot boxes'. Put simply, spending…

5 years ago

EA Hilariously Calls Loot Boxes ‘Ethical Surprise Mechanics’

EA Calls Loot Boxes 'Surprise Mechanics' I think most would largely tend to agree that, like it or not, loot…

5 years ago

Prince Harry Calls For Fortnite To Be Banned

Prince Harry Calls For Fortnite Ban While games such as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds might have kicked off the whole 'battle royale'…

6 years ago

Apex Legends Player Spends £380 On Items – ‘It Wasn’t Worth It’

Apex Legends Launching earlier this month, Apex Legends is proving to be a huge success for EA as it forms…

6 years ago

Quake Champions Replaces Loot Box System with Battle Passes

Overhauling the Quake Champions Economy Bethesda is making huge changes to Quake Champions' economy for their December update. For one,…

6 years ago