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Austria’s Supreme Court has ruled that loot boxes found in EA Sports’ soccer games do not constitute unlicensed gambling.

Loot boxes, obtained through microtransactions in all-too-many games, are a controversial subject. Many game studios use them, often in excess, as a means of turning a profit. Unfortunately, the ...

You’d be hard pressed to find a game that doesn’t include some form of microtransactions these days, especially in mobile games. It just makes sense for gaming companies — an immensely lucrative ...

The video game goliath shut down its randomized "gacha pipe" micro-transaction system in October 2022, but the company is still facing flack. Reading time 3 minutes An under-18 gamer, with support ...

Your Overwatch currency and loot box contents will automatically be transferred over to your Overwatch 2 account when the sequel launches, Blizzard has confirmed. In a new Reddit AMA, Overwatch ...

A new study reveals that Belgium's ban on loot boxes within games has not been enforced. In 2018, the Belgian Gaming Commission recommended criminal prosecution over illegal loot boxes, but loot box ...

Loot boxes and other in-game microtransactions involving randomisation have been controversial for at least the past five years. This changed in 2022. In the past year, we saw both pre-existing ...

Diablo Immortal loot boxes are causing trouble with fans and market regulators alike. Blizzard's mobile spin on the action-RPG game, which is now also coming to PC, is causing upset with its ...

A press release from the UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) calls for videogame companies to increase protections to stop children being able to buy loot boxes in ...

The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled out loot boxes in video games as gambling amid a plaintiff seeking to reclaim money ...