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Researchers seek a more helpful attitude from games industry on addiction research News Mar 7th, 2019

Researchers seek a more helpful attitude from games industry on addiction research

Academics lament an “adversarial” attitude towards their research into gaming

Fortnite: Save the World’s loot boxes face legal attack News Mar 5th, 2019

Fortnite: Save the World’s loot boxes face legal attack

Lawsuit also opens fire on virtual currency and the lack of any purchase history

EA to pull FIFA in-game currency in Belgium News Jan 30th, 2019

EA to pull FIFA in-game currency in Belgium

Ultimate Team purchases won't be possible from tomorrow

IGDA calls for action from the video games industry over loot box controversies News Nov 30th, 2018

IGDA calls for action from the video games industry over loot box controversies

"By not taking significant action as an industry and global game developer community to self-regulate how loot boxes are used, we run the very real risk that governments around the world will take that action for us"

To the surprise of no-one, the ESA continues to claim loot boxes aren't gambling News Nov 29th, 2018

To the surprise of no-one, the ESA continues to claim loot boxes aren't gambling

Follows US FTC announcing investigation into the business model

Now Australia's Government might be looking into loot boxes News Nov 28th, 2018

Now Australia's Government might be looking into loot boxes

90-page report into the subject published by Environment and Communications Reference Committee

America's Federal Trading Commission is going to be investigating loot boxes News Nov 28th, 2018

America's Federal Trading Commission is going to be investigating loot boxes

Follows Star Wars Battlefront II mess at the end of 2017

UK Gambling Commission denies link between 'exposure to gambling' and loot boxes News Nov 23rd, 2018

UK Gambling Commission denies link between 'exposure to gambling' and loot boxes

Follows media seemingly misinterpreting report on topic

Ubisoft rep's claims that loot boxes are "a huge boon for the gaming industry" sparks heated response News Nov 16th, 2018

Ubisoft rep's claims that loot boxes are "a huge boon for the gaming industry" sparks heated response

Gamers take the news of loot boxes featuring in Trials Rising entirely as expected

Valve unveils Dota 2 loot box odds News Oct 19th, 2018

Valve unveils Dota 2 loot box odds

Following in footsteps of Rocket League and League of Legends

Update: ArenaNet confirms that Belgian law is behind the decision to block premium currency purchases News Sep 25th, 2018

Update: ArenaNet confirms that Belgian law is behind the decision to block premium currency purchases

Guild Wars developer joins the growing list of companies curbing microtransactions in the country

Australian study reports loot boxes "psychologically akin to gambling" News Sep 19th, 2018

Australian study reports loot boxes "psychologically akin to gambling"

"They may therefore condition gamers to require the excitement associated with gambling , leading to problem gambling"

15 EU countries (and Washington State) team up to address loot box gambling risks News Sep 18th, 2018

15 EU countries (and Washington State) team up to address loot box gambling risks

"We have joined forces to call on video games companies to address the clear public concern around the risks gambling and some video games can pose to children"

Report: EA under investigation in Belgium over FIFA loot boxes News Sep 11th, 2018

Report: EA under investigation in Belgium over FIFA loot boxes

Publisher in the firing line over its failure to adhere to the country's laws

2K calls upon Belgian gamers to lobby government reps over loot boxes News Sep 3rd, 2018

2K calls upon Belgian gamers to lobby government reps over loot boxes

And gamers famously never take things too far.

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