BRUSSELS, July 19 (Reuters) - The European Commission should better protect children with stricter consumer rules for digital coins and videogame loot boxes, the Dutch government said, according to a ...

Overwatch 2 is about to launch in free-to-play form soon, and many players are wondering if the game will have loot boxes. The first instalment, for better and worse, was hugely responsible for ...

We have Valve to thank for the introduction of paid loot boxes in PC gaming, but the loot box trend didn't really kick off until Overwatch made box-opening fun, cool, and sometimes free in 2016. Six ...

Overwatch 2's monetisation system is a bit of a mess at the moment, and that's putting it mildly. Blizzard's hit FPS sequel has been roundly criticised by its own community for disregarding players ...

In September, member of the Finnish Parliament Sebastian Tynkkynen proposed a bill to regulate loot boxes as a form of gambling in Finland. To understand what the bill could mean for the Finnish games ...

Electronic Arts (EA), one of the largest video game publishers in the world, has recently been fined for microtransactions. This is not the first time that EA is being fined for "microtransactions" in ...

With the onset of digital gaming and live service titles, developers have introduced ways to monetize projects post launch. One of the most recognizable of these systems are loot boxes. While random ...

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.

LONDON, United Kingdom, November 4, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- The topic of loot boxes, microtransactions and other types of gambling mechanics in video games is one that is handled differently in ...