EA Denies ‘Pushing’ Players To Buy FUT Loot Boxes Despite Leaked Documents Indicating Otherwise
Thanks to some internal documents leaked, light has been shed on EA’s internal attitude towards the microtransaction-filled mode.
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New Research Claims Loot Boxes are “structurally and psychologically akin to gambling”
A new research paper claims there is “robust evidence” that loot boxes are “structurally and psychologically akin to gambling”.
Fortnite’s New “X-Ray” Llama Loot Boxes Could Change The Gaming Industry
Epic Games has announced it’s changing the way in which Fortnite‘s loot boxes work, side-stepping all issues of legality and gambling in video games. Loot boxes, where you pay real money for an in-game mystery box of items, have been outright banned in some countries (including Belgium) and governments across the world are still debating whether … Read more
Data Miners Believe They’ve Found Loot Box Files In Fallout 76
Bethesda’s launch of Fallout 76 has been riddled with problems from the get-go, but things might be about to get even worse for the company. Over on the r/Fallout subreddit a user by the name of JesMaine has posted what could be proof of upcoming loot boxes… The post entitled “‘Lunchbox’s’ appearing in Fallout 76 .esm files, … Read more