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FIFA 21 rolls out Playtime tool to limit and track FIFA Points spending News Nov 13th, 2020

FIFA 21 rolls out Playtime tool to limit and track FIFA Points spending

Part of a new set of tools called Playtime

EA facing another loot box class-action lawsuit News Nov 12th, 2020

EA facing another loot box class-action lawsuit

Publishing giant says it is "baseless"

Netherlands Gambling Authority fines EA $5.86m over FIFA loot boxes News Oct 29th, 2020

Netherlands Gambling Authority fines EA $5.86m over FIFA loot boxes

But the publishing giant plans to appeal the decision

Canadian class action lawsuit filed against EA over loot boxes News Oct 21st, 2020

Canadian class action lawsuit filed against EA over loot boxes

Publisher facing legal action over its implementation of the business model

UK government rolls out call for loot box evidence News Sep 24th, 2020

UK government rolls out call for loot box evidence

Will be taking submissions from both players and games companies until November 22nd

EA is being taken to court over Ultimate Team loot boxes News Aug 18th, 2020

EA is being taken to court over Ultimate Team loot boxes

Firm facing a class-action lawsuit in California

Report: EU should treat loot boxes as a consumer protection matter, not gambling News Jul 28th, 2020

Report: EU should treat loot boxes as a consumer protection matter, not gambling

Research says that parental controls should be easier to understand

UK's House of Lords says loot boxes should face gambling regulation News Jul 2nd, 2020

UK's House of Lords says loot boxes should face gambling regulation

Follows DCMS investigation into the business model last year

UK government is investigating video games loot boxes News Jun 9th, 2020

UK government is investigating video games loot boxes

Follows DCMS select committee in 2019

UK's DCMS to call for evidence that loot boxes should be classified as gambling News Jun 8th, 2020

UK's DCMS to call for evidence that loot boxes should be classified as gambling

Follows select committee that touched on the topic last year

ESRB now flags random loot mechanics in games News Apr 14th, 2020

ESRB now flags random loot mechanics in games

Follows the introduction of in-game purchases more than two years ago

Bungie will stop selling blind loot boxes in Destiny 2 News Mar 3rd, 2020

Bungie will stop selling blind loot boxes in Destiny 2

They will be in the Free Track of the Season Pass

UK's NHS mental health boss slams video game loot boxes News Jan 20th, 2020

UK's NHS mental health boss slams video game loot boxes

"Frankly no company should be setting kids up for addiction by teaching them to gamble on the content of these loot boxes"

Report: Microtransactions and loot boxes are becoming more common in PC games News Dec 3rd, 2019

Report: Microtransactions and loot boxes are becoming more common in PC games

Business model saw a huge increase between 2012 and 2014

PUBG's loot crates will no longer need a key to access its items News Nov 19th, 2019

PUBG's loot crates will no longer need a key to access its items

The changes will be implemented on December 18th

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