Many players despise loot boxes in all forms, but Overwatch currently has a system that seems fair and lets players collect skins and items for much less money than you may think. Here are the ...

EA FC 26 in South Korea will not have any loot boxes available in the game due to the company not adhering to the country's laws.

Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri is making noise with his newly proposed bill that aims to tackle pay-to-win micro-transactions and loot boxes in video games played by kids. If the bill is passed ...

Opening that loot box is the event with an uncertain outcome. And whatever you get from that loot box is of potential value to you. Thus, some have argued, loot boxes are gambling.

Loot boxes often stand in for more interesting reward systems. Take Destiny 2, for example. Its loot boxes, Bright Engrams, are rewarded for either earning a set amount of experience or by ...

Loot boxes, which can be bought or offered as rewards for achieving certain goals within a game, also have come under fire over concerns that they encourage addictive behavior, especially by children.

It would bring all loot boxes under the umbrella of existing gambling regulation—and it is the strategy favored by many, including over 40,000 signatories of a recent UK petition.

Loot boxes are a hefty money spinner for games studios, and can provide a constant stream of revenue long after a games release. However, with the public starting to turn on the concept, ...

This year, I've played seven major titles which explicitly use loot boxes as part of their in-game economies: Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Injustice 2, Lawbreakers, Forza ...

(Loot Labs Press Image) A Seattle firm raised $1.5 million and launched a new platform for digital collectibles, bringing the “loot box” mechanic from video games into the NFT space.

Loot boxes are not inherently bad. That statement may rustle a few jimmies, but I truly believe it. They have, on many occasions, been used to rescue games from decline or to jump-start the ...

Loot boxes and single-player RPGs don't seem like the most natural fit, but Shadow of War tries desperately to make it work. Loot boxes are here to stay at least for a little while, ...