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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, Ubisoft, Blizzard, Activision, etc. do not believe that they are a form of gambling, but rather ‘surprise fun mechanics’ (EA’s own words there). The thing is though that pretty much…
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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, overall, the various methods of microtransactions that have continually and more pervasively crept their way into games over the last 10 years are an overwhelmingly unpopular thing within the gaming…
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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 ago. I mean, I think they’re a form of gambling, and what’s more, I believe that the vast majority of other people like you do as well. For many government…
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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 than a little controversy for Blizzard over the predatory nature of its in-game economy. – Put simply, while the game itself is actually pretty good fun, to get a truly…
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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 is a form of gambling is devided. EA says that they are not, and (nearly) everyone else says they are. Given that you ultimately don’t know what you’re going to…
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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 consumers, EA would probably come as one of the companies with the worst reputation among them. Undoubtedly, something that hasn’t helped this is the (perceived or otherwise) attempt for the…
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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 of gambling. Admittedly, this pretty much boils down to practically everyone saying that it is, and companies such as EA saying that it is not. However, if loot boxes are…
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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 mechanics’ (as EA would call it) or whether they are actually more accurately described as a form of gambling. The debate, however, has not stopped some countries already banning their…
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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 Belgium recently introduced a law banning them entirely. What’s the problem, though? Well, opinions are divided as to whether they are a form of gambling or not. Put simply, many…
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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 lawmakers something to think about. The main crux of it, however, boils down to a simple question; Are loot boxes a form of gambling?… It might sound a relatively simple…
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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 real-world money to purchase these virtual crates which give you no guarantee as to what you might receive. It has led many governments to start considering whether these are ‘ethical…
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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 boxes are part and parcel of many AAA gaming releases these days. They are, after all, a very effective means of developers being able to squeeze out additional profits from…
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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’ genre, if we’re being honest, it was really Fortnite that took it to a whole new level. Despite being perhaps the most popular game of 2017 and 2018, it still…
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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 the latest addition to what many would’ve considered an oversaturated ‘battle royale’ gaming market. With its free-to-play mechanics, however, it is already garnered a pretty significant number of players. As…
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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, loot boxes such as Backpacks and Chests are no more. Which is a good thing. Fans have been complaining about the convoluted system for some time now. Even the loot…
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