Loot boxes

Report: Loot boxes “are structurally and psychologically akin to gambling”

Tuffcub 02/04/21

UK House of Lords says immediate action must take place to class loot boxes as gambling

Aran Suddi 02/07/20

UK government calls for evidence to possibly reclassify loot boxes as gambling

Aran Suddi 08/06/20

Games with paid loot boxes will now have a proper PEGI rating

Stefan L 14/04/20

Games with paid loot boxes will now have a proper ESRB rating

Stefan L 14/04/20

NHS England’s National Mental Health Director calls for loot box ban

Aran Suddi 19/01/20

CS:GO’s new loot box X-ray Scanner ruins French ethical surprise mechanics

Tuffcub 01/10/19

The DCMS recommends the UK government class loot boxes as gambling

Surprise! (mechanic)

Tuffcub 12/09/19

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, and many publishers commit to show the odds on loot boxes

Tuffcub 07/08/19

UK Gambling Commission states once again that loot boxes are NOT gambling

Tuffcub 24/07/19

Sony to sell real life Loot Boxes at San Diego Comic-Con 2019

Tuffcub 17/07/19

EA’s loot boxes are actually just “surprise mechanics” and “quite ethical”, thank you very much

Stefan L 20/06/19

Nintendo is shutting down two mobile games in Belgium over loot box laws

Stefan L 22/05/19

US Senator Josh Hawley announces legislative bill to ban loot boxes in games played by minors

Aran Suddi 08/05/19

FIFA Points to be withdrawn from sale in Belgium

Tuffcub 29/01/19

Australia And The United States To Investigate Loot Boxes

Tuffcub 28/11/18

PEGI Introduces A New “In-Game Purchase” Descriptor For Boxed Games

Tuffcub 30/08/18

Valve Have Removed Item Trading From CS:GO & DOTA 2 In The Netherlands

The Kansspelautoriteit has spoken.

Stefan L 20/06/18