Love them or hate them, Overwatch 2 has made a bold decision as it enters its 15th season of competitive play: Loot boxes are back in the game. Loot boxes, which were removed when the game went ...

A new study has found overwhelming (90%+) non-compliance with mandatory advertising disclosure requirements for gambling-like ...

Loot Boxes in Children’s Video Games Encourage “Gambling-like” Behavior. Video games used to be one-time purchases. Today, games act more as a service, with companies often providing them ...

A 23-year-old university student opens up about their harrowing journey with an online gambling addiction, which began with ...

A new study of more than 1400 adults who gamble and play online video games has found loot box buying is associated with real-world gambling, video gaming addiction, and other mental health issues.

Loot Box: a virtual item that is consumable by the user, where they redeem a selection of virtual items, sometimes in exchange for real money Progress: development towards a goal Currency: money ...

He proposes that loot box mechanics—where players use actual money to buy random in-game items—prey upon the same impulses that gambling does, and that they can serve as a pathway to get kids ...

Users will be able to buy loot boxes directly with real money, rather than converting to a digital currency, and all loot box odds shown to players must be correct.

Loot boxes were a core part of Overwatch 1's original monetization model and methods for doling out cosmetics, especially for those who would rather spend time than money. They had seasonal ...

Blizzard definitely won’t be making as much money from these loot boxes this time around, but are they hoping that loot boxes will keep them playing Overwatch 2 longer?

Any game with a randomized loot box system offered for purchase with real money will be given an M (Mature) rating at the very least, with retailers being discouraged from selling such games to ...