Gaming Fortnite is removing paid-for random loot boxes from its Save the World mode Better late than never By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2019, 10:04 AM
Gaming Fallout 76 might be getting loot boxes An update changelog references a 'lunch box' item By Cohen Coberly, December 17, 2018, 1:59 PM 21 comments
Gaming IGDA exec warns the gaming industry to regulate itself regarding loot boxes, or else If the industry doesn't, world governments will By Cohen Coberly, November 30, 2018, 3:12 PM 19 comments
Gaming Tech Culture FTC promises to investigate loot boxes This could have far-reaching repercussions By Rob Thubron, November 28, 2018, 7:58 AM 25 comments
Gaming Industry Activision and EA are making billions upon billions from games-as-a-service Don't expect loot boxes and pricey DLCs to become cheaper any time soon By Isaiah Mayersen, October 21, 2018, 11:50 AM 20 comments
Gaming EA faces criminal investigation in Belgium because it won't remove loot boxes from FIFA This is what happens when you don't play by the rules, EA By Rob Thubron, September 11, 2018, 9:41 AM 10 comments
Gaming Tech Culture UK man uses GDPR to discover he spent over $10,000 on FIFA Michael now says it wasn't worth it By Rob Thubron, July 27, 2018, 9:31 AM 17 comments
Gaming Turn 10 will remove loot boxes from Forza 7 by this winter Paid tokens are not coming either -- Is it temporary, or has the studio turned over a new leaf? By Cal Jeffrey, July 26, 2018, 5:35 PM
Gaming Valve disables item trading for CS:GO, DOTA 2 in Netherlands to comply with loot box rules The dutch gaming authority is clamping down on Valve's titles By Rob Thubron, June 21, 2018, 4:16 AM
Gaming EA could continue to implement loot box microtransactions in their games The Battlefront II controversy won't inhibit their monetization strategies By Cohen Coberly, May 9, 2018, 6:54 PM 10 comments
Gaming Belgium finds loot box systems violate gambling laws FIFA 18, Overwatch, and CS:GO are ordered to remove loot boxes or else By Cal Jeffrey, April 25, 2018, 6:05 PM
Gaming Shadow of War is getting rid of its microtransactions Six months after its release By Rob Thubron, April 3, 2018, 7:38 AM 12 comments
Gaming Microtransactions are returning to Star Wars: Battlefront II but they'll be cosmetic-only The 'Progression Update' will roll out March 21 By Cohen Coberly, March 16, 2018, 3:39 PM 15 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Loot box controversy prompts ESRB to create 'In-Game Purchases' label New designation will be applied far too broadly to be useful By Cal Jeffrey, February 27, 2018, 3:10 PM 13 comments
Gaming CD Projekt Red feels developers should focus more on the player and less on the loot box Recent backlash has been 'good for the industry,' says Marcin Iwiński By Cal Jeffrey, February 19, 2018, 3:34 PM 17 comments
Gaming Washington state to determine if loot boxes are gambling Senator proposes bill to restrict sale to minors By Cal Jeffrey, January 25, 2018, 5:20 PM 10 comments
Gaming Apple Apple tells developers to disclose loot box drop odds in their games Could Steam do the same? By Rob Thubron, December 21, 2017, 9:55 AM
Gaming Eidos-Montréal dedicates itself to producing online games How will games with exclusively solo protagonists translate to multiplayer? By Cal Jeffrey, December 18, 2017, 4:14 PM 7 comments
Gaming Hawaii lawmaker reveals his plans to tackle loot boxes Chris Lee says games containing this form of gambling shouldn't be sold to minors By Rob Thubron, December 6, 2017, 10:05 AM 7 comments
Gaming EA developers once again tweak Star Wars Battlefront II's progression system Developers are in damage control mode as stock continues to fall By Cal Jeffrey, December 4, 2017, 5:13 PM 16 comments
Gaming Industry Microtransactions from free-to-play games almost three times the revenue of paid game releases $22 billion in 2017 alone should be enough motivation for developers to keep microtransactions alive By Rob Thubron, November 30, 2017, 6:15 AM 12 comments
Industry Gaming $3 billion in EA stock value wiped out in less than 30 days Analysts say EA must lessen focus on microtransactions By Cal Jeffrey, November 29, 2017, 2:42 PM 25 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Destiny 2 players outraged at Bungie's lack of transparency regarding level rewards Community feels developers were being deceptive in how they implemented leveling changes By Cal Jeffrey, November 27, 2017, 6:36 PM 9 comments
Weekend Open Forum Gaming Weekend Open Forum: Your thoughts on microtransactions, loot boxes & other pay-to-win elements? Good or bad for gaming? By Shawn Knight, November 24, 2017, 5:39 PM 44 comments
Gaming #FixFIFA campaign looks to boycott EA's in-game Black Friday deals Organizers hope to get developers to address issues with patch 1.04 By Cal Jeffrey, November 24, 2017, 3:44 PM