loot boxes

Discord Has Accidentally Botted Own April Fools YouTube Video to Over 600m Views

The YouTube video 'Discord Loot Boxes are Here' was supposed to be just a straightforward April Fools joke that being…

8 months ago

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

Diablo Immortal Character Max Out Costs $110,000?! (More Like Diablo Immoral!)

Diablo Immortal didn't get off to the best of starts when it was initially revealed at Blizzcon back in 2018.…

2 years ago

Gaming Legend Sid Meier Warns Devs ‘Focus More on Gameplay, Not Monetisation!’

Sid Meier is undoubtedly one of the most respected names in gaming. Well known for his highly-popular 'Civilization' franchise, when…

3 years ago

UK Introduces New In-Game Ad/Microtransactions Rules!

Microtransactions and in-game advertisements are undoubtedly a huge and very lucrative part of gaming. Particularly so in regards to the…

3 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

EA Gets Slammed on ‘Not Needing to Spend Money’ in FUT 21

EA recently claimed that in specific regards to the FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT 21) online game mode, anyone can build…

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

Loot Boxes Under Scrutiny (Again) as Student Blows £3,000 on FUT!

It's a sad reality of modern gaming that many titles today have built-in 'features' that allow you to spend even…

4 years ago

CD Projekt Red Clarifies Cyberpunk 2077 “In-Game Purchases”

Fans of Cyberpunk 2077 has recently been having a good laugh at some of the content noted within the game's…

5 years ago