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Belgian players can no longer purchase loot boxes in Blizzard games like Overwatch News Aug 28th, 2018

Belgian players can no longer purchase loot boxes in Blizzard games like Overwatch

Compliance with local law sees paid loot crates and chests removed from Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm

Bungie to disclose reward probabilities in Destiny 2 loot boxes News Aug 13th, 2018

Bungie to disclose reward probabilities in Destiny 2 loot boxes

Guardians should now know exactly how likely it is that a cosmetic will drop

Dutch Dota 2 players can see what it's in a loot box before purchase News Jul 26th, 2018

Dutch Dota 2 players can see what it's in a loot box before purchase

Latest change as the PC giant tries to please the Netherlands

Psyonix reveals the exact drop rates for Rocket League loot boxes News Jul 24th, 2018

Psyonix reveals the exact drop rates for Rocket League loot boxes

Developer spills the beans on how the game determines item drops

Dutch and Belgian CS:GO players can trade again but loot boxes are off-limits News Jul 13th, 2018

Dutch and Belgian CS:GO players can trade again but loot boxes are off-limits

Valve update restrictions in attempt to comply with regional gambling laws

French regulators say loot boxes aren't gambling but still require further investigation News Jul 6th, 2018

French regulators say loot boxes aren't gambling but still require further investigation

Gambling body ARJEL calls for further examination

EA will disclose FIFA 19 Ultimate Team loot drop rates News Jul 2nd, 2018

EA will disclose FIFA 19 Ultimate Team loot drop rates

VP and COO of EA Sports Daryl Holt distances the football brand from last year's loot box controversy

Valve pulls CS:GO and Dota 2 item trading after Netherlands brings down hammer on loot boxes News Jun 20th, 2018

Valve pulls CS:GO and Dota 2 item trading after Netherlands brings down hammer on loot boxes

PC giant in discussions with Dutch Gaming Authority to remedy situation

ESA once again defends loot boxes in video games News May 29th, 2018

ESA once again defends loot boxes in video games

President Michael Gallagher insists the business model is not gambling

Battlefield V says yes to women and no to game-changing loot boxes News May 24th, 2018

Battlefield V says yes to women and no to game-changing loot boxes

Return to World War Two officially revealed by publisher EA

Rage 2 will be a service-based game, but will not have loot boxes News May 17th, 2018

Rage 2 will be a service-based game, but will not have loot boxes

"We have this novel approach: You buy the game and then you play it," says developer Id Software

EA is forging ahead with loot boxes following Battlefront 2 controversy News May 9th, 2018

EA is forging ahead with loot boxes following Battlefront 2 controversy

CEO Andrew Wilson insists that loot boxes are not gambling

Loot boxes are now illegal in Belgium after gaming authority rules them to be gambling News Apr 26th, 2018

Loot boxes are now illegal in Belgium after gaming authority rules them to be gambling

Publishers could face sizeable fines if they don't remove paid loot crates

Some video game loot boxes classed as gambling by Netherlands Gaming Authority News Apr 20th, 2018

Some video game loot boxes classed as gambling by Netherlands Gaming Authority

Four out of ten games investigated deemed gambling

ESRB will now alert consumers to games containing microtransactions News Feb 28th, 2018

ESRB will now alert consumers to games containing microtransactions

And European rating agency PEGI is looking into something similar

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