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 ...

Loot boxes are a well-known mechanic in the video game space wherein players can gain access to a host of in-game perks which often can't be accessed by any other means. Traditional loot boxes ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The concept of loot boxes is nothing new. Every kid who's ever purchased a pack of sports cards is already familiar with the idea of buying ...

A new study of more than 1,400 adults who gamble and play online video games has found loot box buying is associated with ...

With all the controversy, scrutiny, and international regulation randomized video game loot boxes are facing these days, you might think the practice of charging players for a chance at unknown ...

Loot boxes have arguably been the biggest controversy in gaming this year, especially with regards to the boxes in Star Wars: Battlefront II. It seems that Apple has taken note of the backlash ...

The powers that be at Blizzard are reimplementing loot boxes into Overwatch 2. News of their reintroduction comes a little over two years after the team removed them from Overwatch. Blizzard has ...

Overwatch 2’s loot boxes will be available in the free track of the battle pass and doled out as part of weekly rewards. And while players will be able to earn loot boxes just for playing ...