Latest about loot boxes
The ESA 'strongly disagrees' with UK Parliamentary inquiry's finding on loot boxes
news A UK government inquiry determined that loot boxes should be regulated like gambling.
UK parliamentary inquiry recommends regulating loot boxes
News Says there's a "lack of honesty and transparency" among game company representatives.
Loot boxes are a matter of 'life or death' for problem gamblers, says researcher
news Dr. David Zendle said there's a clear connection between loot boxes and problem gambling that must not be trivialized.
Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft and others agree to start sharing loot box odds
Other publishers, including Activision, Electronic Arts, Take-Two, and Ubisoft, will also implement full odds disclosure.
UK Gambling Commission says (again) that loot boxes aren't gambling
news Because loot box rewards can't be officially monetized, they're exempt from the classification.
It's time to stop calling videogames 'addictive,' UK trade group boss says
news It risks reinforcing the belief that games are, in fact, addictive.
US loot box ban bill gains bipartisan support in the Senate
NEWS Two Democrats sign on to a Republican's bill.
Take-Two isn't worried about loot box laws because it doesn't make much money on them anyway
news CEO Strauss Zelnick said during yesterday's earnings call that loot boxes are "not material to us."
