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
While once a booming industry in Japan, it would appear that arcades, in general, have taken a pretty huge hit over the last few years due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. A ...
February 1, 2022 at 9:06 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
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
While falling down a YouTube black hole a few nights ago, I started to get moderately surprised at just how many potentially questionable adverts were being deployed on the ...
December 12, 2020 at 1:02 pm 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
Crackdown On Gambling Ads There has been a very long-standing argument in many world governments as to the effects of gambling on children. We have, for example, seen loot ...
February 14, 2019 at 1:50 pm by Mike Sanders
Game Of Thrones Earlier this week, HBO finally announced some of the hottest and most anticipated news in TV. Specifically, the date in which the final series of Game of ...
January 15, 2019 at 10:26 am by Mike Sanders
Federal Trade Commission To Investigate Loot Boxes Loot boxes (or crates if you prefer) are perhaps one of the most controversial parts of modern gaming. The boxes, which are ...
November 29, 2018 at 3:44 pm by Mike Sanders
Loot Boxes Under Fire Down Under Almost at the same time as the United States Federal Trade Commission confirmed an investigation will be underway regarding loot boxes, ...
November 28, 2018 at 10:48 pm by Ron Perillo
Survey Finds Loot Boxes Are ‘Psychologically Similar’ To Gambling Loot crates in games have certainly been a huge focus of attention over the last year. The matter ...
September 18, 2018 at 11:58 am by Mike Sanders
Dota 2 Teams Told Not To Accept Gambling Sponsors It’s a popular opinion shared by many. The day eSports made it was the day that gambling firms started accepting bets ...
August 15, 2018 at 2:18 pm by Mike Sanders
Valve Shut Down Loot Boxes For CS:GO In Belgium and Holland Loot boxes have been the subject of much discussion in the last year. With ever-growing reports of people spending ...
July 13, 2018 at 11:59 am by Mike Sanders
