"LOOTBOXES" content on TweakTown - Page 1

The UK government is ready to create official legislation against lootboxes unless game companies restrict access from children.

Strict anti-lootbox laws have apparently blocked Diablo Immortal's free-to-play game launch in Belgium and The Netherlands.

Courts find unregulated lootboxes violate Dutch gambling laws, and now EA will be fined 10 million Euros if it doesn't comply.

One Canadian gamer is taking on Electronic Arts on behalf of himself and anyone who bought 'gambling-like' lootboxes since 2008.

ESRB now warns consumers when microtransactions have randomized payoffs, regardless if they're cosmetic or not.

The UK isn't done blasting lootboxes and more officials call for new gambling laws to be made.

Infinity Ward says they are NOT working on any kind of supply drop/loot box system for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Heated pressure and scrutiny leads games transparency on blind-bag monetization.

Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft start regulating lootboxes on a platform level.

UK's gambling commission stands by their original ruling, declares lootboxes aren't gambling.

The ESA stands behind its pro-lootbox stance following recent move to outlaw them.

New U.S. law could topple the billion-dollar market publishers have built from aggressive monetization tactics.

Gamers who constantly buy lootboxes are more likely to develop debilitating gambling habits, study finds.

The FTC plans to arm itself with tons of info before it investigates lootboxes.

The Electronic Software Association is in favor of lootboxes.

The Federal Trade Commission will scrutinize the game industry's billion dollar lootbox market.

Children exposed to lootboxes don't have a higher risk of gambling later in life, study finds.

New Zealand determines that lootboxes don't meet the criteria of gambling under the Gambling Act of 2003.