Hawaiian State Representative condemns Star Wars Battlefront 2 as being an “online casino”

Chris Lee says the EA-published game is “designed to lure kids into spending money”

• star wars battlefront II
• loot crates

Hellblade hits half a million sales and developer Ninja Theory explains how it did it

"We weren't expecting to break even for nine months"

• hellblade

You can now hire a 'professional gamer' to play Call of Duty for you

Time strapped consumers can hire a pro to unlock content in the game

• call of duty
• capitalism

FCC moves to dismantle net neutrality rules

Companies could be forced to pay huge sums to not be in the 'slow lane'

• international
• fcc
• net neutrality
• internet service providers
• online games

Tencent has snapped up exclusive publishing rights to Playerunknown's Battlegrounds in China

Tech and entertainment giant promises to deal with cheaters, run official regional servers and comply with country's notoriously tough regulations

• China
• international
• playerunknown's battlegrounds

Belgium gambling commission calls for loot box ban following Star Wars Battlefront mess

"Mixing gambling and gaming, especially at a young age, is dangerous for the mental health of the child."

• international
• loot boxes
• star wars battlefront II
• gambling
• loot crates
• belgium

NCSoft’s MOBA Master X Master to close early next year

The online game will close down after only eight months

• Closure
• master x master
• MOBAs

Valve makes further changes to Steam reviews

This time with no additional graphs

• reviews

One analyst thinks that EA undercharged for Star Wars Battlefront II

This on the basis that games work out cheaper per hour than other mediums, apparently

• star wars battlefront II
• monetisation
• wall street

LucasFilm chips into Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot crate mess

"Star Wars has always been about the fans and whether it's Battlefront or any other Star Wars experience, they come first"

• star wars battlefront 2

Twitch streamer in hot water for refunding Sonic Forces live

Detractors complain this is an abuse of Steam's refund policy

EA insists that Star Wars Battlefront II loot boxes aren't gambling

And changes have been made to microtransactions in the publisher's racing title, Need for Speed Payback

• star wars battlefront II
• microtransactions
• need for speed payback

'You get what you pay for - no bullshit,' says CD Projekt RED on Cyberpunk 2077

Polish games company says consumers can expect similar experience to Witcher III when it comes to monetisation

• microtransactions
• monetisation
• dlc
• cyberpunk 2077
• the witcher III

Call of Duty claims third No.2 spot in Steam Top Ten

Latin America keys suggest some third-party selling

• Steam
• call of duty
• football manager

THQ Nordic acquires Biomutant studio Experiment 101

100 per cent of developer's shares snapped up

• Acquisition
• biomutant