by Ash
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Yesterday, Republican senator Josh Hawley (MO) put forward a bill that proposes to ban loot boxes and pay-to-win features in games, especially those played by under 18s. The bill is called The Protecting Children from Abusive Game...
11 months
Players in Belgium and the Netherlands jumping into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive have found themselves unable to open loot boxes. This isn’t due to a glitch, however. Loot boxes are being blocked in these countries on pu...
1 year
Star Wars Battlefront II had the makings of an epic comeback following the disappointing response from many fans with its predecessor. Star Wars Battlefront II would provide free DLC as to not separate its playerbase. It would fin...
1 year
Monolith Productions announced today that microtransactions will be removed completely from Middle-earth: Shadow of War in July. This news comes just over six months after the game’s release in September. “In order to ...
1 year
Coming off the tail end of months of controversy surrounding loot boxes in video games after the release of Star Wars Battlefront II, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has announced that they will add a new label to g...
1 year
With Sea of Thieves being a live service game and dataminers uncovering a premium shop within it, some were concerned that it would feature pay-to-win mechanics. Thankfully, the developers have Rare have put that rumor to bed. Spe...
2 years
Star Wars Battlefront II’s loot box controversy gathered mainstream attention around the world, and it looks like the situation isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Now, government officials from the United States, Austral...
2 years
With Star Wars Battlefront II’s highly publicized loot crate debacle and the CEO of CD Projekt stating that the company’s upcoming sci-fi RPG would contain online elements, some players wanted a little reassurance that...
2 years
EA’s sign of good faith in removing microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II, though many people rightfully remained skeptical, may not have been done with pure intentions after all. According to a new report, it appe...
2 years
After Star Wars Battlefront II’s recent multiplayer beta, players were concerned that the loot crates would be a detriment to progression as people could essentially “pay-to-win.” Even during my time with the bet...
2 years
Loot boxes and microtransactions are a huge point of contention within the gaming community no matter what game they are implemented in. Many accuse developers of being greedy and needlessly affecting the gameplay in order to push...