Loot Boxes and FUT: A Gambling Conundrum
Loot Boxes and FUT: A Gambling Conundrum. Since FIFA Ultimate Team’s (FUT) inception in 2009, it has grown exponentially into a game mode that generated...
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Gaming Respawn Weighs In on Microtransactions Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of “Gaming Respawn Weighs In on Microtransactions.” A couple of us shared our in-depth opinions on the inclusion of the largely...
Gaming Respawn Weighs In on Microtransactions Part 1
Microtransactions. Love them or hate them (although who out there can really love them?), they are a part of gaming. Although they typically permeate online-focused...
The Future of Gaming Doesn’t Need Loot Boxes
A brief history of the loot box, details of the recent legal actions taken and why the future of the industry is better off without...
ESRB Will Add ‘In-Game Purchases’ Label on Video Games
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has announced that they will be adding an ‘In-game Purchases’ tag on video games that include microtransactions in an...
Great Britain’s Gambling Commission Announces Stance on Loot Boxes
Great Britain’s Gambling Commission, the group that regulates legal commercial gambling in Great Britain, has announced their stance on the inclusion of purchasable loot boxes...
Hacked Off: Having to Buy Loot Boxes After Paying Full Price for a Game
by James Haxell
There has never really been a game that I have cared enough about to be truly peeved off by in game purchases. Sure, they’ve annoyed...