Loot Boxes

Loot Boxes headlines

• EA removes FIFA loot boxes to avoid legal trouble with Belgian authorities

  EA will no longer offer FIFA Points for sale in Belgium.

• The FTC to investigate loot boxes in games

  The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has vowed to look into the matter of loot boxes in video games.

• Video game loot boxes are a gateway to gambling, almost a million UK children affected - Gambling Commission study

  When it comes to loot boxes, there are people who class them as gambling and people who don’t. A new study proves the former correct.

• Loot boxes are "psychologically akin to gambling," Australian study finds

  The Australian Environment and Communications Reference Committee (ECRC) conducted a study into the nature of loot boxes in games, and came away with startling results.

• 15 European gambling regulators team up to address loot boxes

  A collaboration between European gambling regulators and the Washington State Gambling Commission are taking a close loot at loot boxes.

• Belgian Gaming Commission files official complaint over EA's refusal to budge on loot boxes

  The Belgian Gaming Commission has filed a complaint against EA over its refusal to remove loot boxes in FIFA titles.

• PEGI to add in-game purchases label to retail copies by the end of this year

  The European games ratings board will add warnings to game boxes which contain in-game purchases.

• Overwatch loot boxes will no longer be sold for real money in Belgium, The Netherlands

  The ability to purchase loot boxes for real money in Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm will soon be disabled in Belgium and The Netherlands.

• 2K Games makes changes to NBA 2K's MyTeam mode to comply with Belgian and Dutch gambling laws

  2K games is limiting access to certain MyTeam features in Belgium, and the Netherlands in NBA 2K, in order to comply with local laws.

• Forza Motorsport 7 is getting rid of loot boxes

  Forza Motorsport 7 is removing prize crates this winter, and Forza Horizon 4 will drop paid tokens.

• Dutch Dota 2 players can see what's in their next loot box

  Dota 2’s loot system now tells you exactly what treasure is available before you buy it.

• French gambling regulator rules that loot boxes in video games are not a form of gambling

  French gambling regulator rules that loot boxes don’t qualify as a form of gambling.

• “We don’t have any interest in games as a service” - Strange Brigade developer Rebellion

  During E3, we got chance to try out Strange Brigade, a new co-op experience from Sniper Elite developer Rebellion.

• Valve has disabled CS:GO and Dota 2 trading in the Netherlands

  Valve has removed the ability to trade or transfer Counter Strike: Global Offense and Dota 2 items on the Steam Marketplace in the Netherlands.

• EA made a complete about-face on loot boxes

  It seems the latest Electronic Arts games will drop loot boxes in favour of direct cosmetic purchases.

• Belgian Gaming Commission recommends prosecution over loot boxes in games

  In April, the Belgian Gaming Commission ruled loot boxes were a form of gambling, and is now recommending criminal prosecution should be initiated.

• EA to continue offering loot boxes in a "transparent, fun, fair, balanced way"

  Electronic Arts touched upon loot boxes during its call to investors yesterday.

• Belgium now says loot boxes are gambling

  Days after the Dutch Gaming Authority ruled that loot boxes in many major games fit its description of gambling, the Belgian Gaming Commission has reached a similar conclusion.

• This website breaks down how every game uses microtransactions

  Microtransactions are impossible to avoid in games these days, whether you’re playing the latest AAAs or some unknown free-to-play game.