Podcast | Episode 39
Tag: Loot Boxes
Loot Box Investigation
Are the UK's top grossing mobile games really breaking loot box rules?
Hot Five
Hot Five: Barbie’s UK soft launch, Supercell’s London-based hiring, and Antihero’s IDFA perspective
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Loot Box Laws
EA victorious after Austrian court rules that FIFA 23 loot boxes are not gambling
The court said that the player did not acquire FIFA Ultimate Team packs with the intent to profit
Service Stopper
Pokémon Unite to end service in Belgium and the Netherlands
Fans will be able to continue playing in both countries until November 30th, 2025
Strict Laws
Australia sets new rules for games with loot boxes and gambling-like content
Games with interactive simulated gambling will automatically receive an R18+ rating
Gambling Crackdown
Northern Ireland’s APG wants "stringent, legally mandated regulations" imposed on loot boxes
The group has called for gambling mechanics in games to be "severely limited" now that the results of a public health inquiry are in
Pgc London
NFTs, loot boxes, bad language… Changes are coming to PEGI’s age rating system
Games Rating Authority director general Ian Rice and Video Games Industry Memo editor George Osborn discuss PEGI age ratings at PGC London
Loot Box Laws
South Korea to mandate 'probability displays' and investigate blockchain games on Apple and Google stores
Probability displays for card games will function similarly to the incumbent reveals of gacha and loot box odds
Parental Perception
UK kids are most likely to make in-game purchases, but only 4% spend on loot boxes
Ipsos’ latest report for Video Games Europe finds in-game spending among children is highest in the UK
Gambling Games
Google's inconsistent app-store gambling regulations come under fire
Mobile game Luck be a Landlord has been banned in 13 countries, and its developer isn't happy
Loot Boxes
UK game makers agree to impose new restrictions on loot boxes
The controversial game mechanic has been the topic of increasing scrutiny in recent years
Loot Boxes
Lawyer claims that game makers don’t comply with loot box label regulations
An academic paper found that 71 of 100 Google Play games downloaded weren’t labelled correctly
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news and discuss artificial intelligence, gambling and… fishing?
Loot Box Lawsuit
Loot boxes: not gambling, says Canadian judge
But by allowing the rest of the class action suit to continue, Electronic Arts aren’t out of the woods yet
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news and discuss loot boxes, mobile moves and giant slaying…
Loot Boxes
Austrian Court classifies loot boxes as gambling
The country’s court has issued a fine against Sony in a provisional ruling
2022 Highlights
2022 In Review – July's Best Bits
As the year draws to a close, we take a look back with our pick of the stories that shaped the last twelve months. It's time for July
Legislation
Video game legislation isn’t child’s play
Legislation around loot boxes and video game addiction all broadly target younger people, but consideration needs to be given to the much larger, older audience too
Legislation
EU calls for greater player protections in video games
As part of a number of recent announcements and initiatives, the EU consumer protection committee has called for controls on loot boxes and increased player protection
Regulation
What does Finland’s lootbox law actually do?
Loot Boxes may fallen out of vogue as a target of gamer and regulator ire, but their control and restriction is still being debated by regulators
Mobile Monetisation
No more lootboxes. Supercell unveils a new monetisation strategy for Brawl Stars
The company is straying away from lootboxes in favour of deterministic rewards
Adopting Trouble
Adopt Me shuts down in Belgium and The Netherlands
The Roblox game has been banned due to the use of lootboxes
Government Clamps Down On Loot Boxes
UK government demands games industry reevaluate loot boxes
The government stopped short of a crackdown
Gaming Or Gambling
Six parties in the Netherlands seek a new loot box ban
The motion claims loot boxes are a "form of gambling" that could disrupt families
Hot Five
Hot Five: Mobile to exceed 60% of games industry, Diablo Immortal won't be released in Belgium, the Netherlands, and EA pursues merger with Apple, Amazon, Disney, NBC
The hottest news articles on PG.biz
Loot Box Lull
Activision Blizzard is not releasing Diablo Immortal in Belgium and the Netherlands
Both countries have banned loot boxes in games via gambling laws
Reversing A Ruling
EA’s $11 million fine over loot boxes overturned
As ruled by the Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division
Loot Box Lawsuit
Take-Two faces class-action lawsuit over loot boxes
Claimant seeks $5 million in damages
Rolling The Dice
Australian MP to put forward bill proscribing loot boxes in video games
The bill proposes games containing loot boxes are rated R18+
All About Context
Data: Why mobile and console players like loot boxes but PC gamers don't
PickFu co-founder John Li asks the questions
Lotta Loot
UK charity GambleAware claims loot boxes "akin to gambling"
Causation or correlation?
A Lot Of Loot
Brazil considers whether to make loot boxes illegal
Could define them as gambling
Lotta Loot
Games with loot boxes might be given automatic 18 rating in Germany
This is the result of changes to the country's youth protection laws
Not So Difficult
'Dynamic Difficulty' class-action lawsuit against EA gets dropped
Publishing giant apparently showed the legal team "detailed technical information" to show this tech isn't in use
A Lot Of Loot
EA vet Moore says FIFA Ultimate Team isn't gambling, but understands scrutiny
Former exec says that his personal view is loot boxes are a "long way" from gambling
Loot Boxes
Report: 31% of young gamers don't know how much they spend on loot boxes
"We are calling for parents to be aware of the risks of loot boxes when buying presents this Christmas"
Loot Boxes
EA is facing another loot box class-action lawsuit
Publishing giant says it is "baseless"
A Lot Of Loot
Netherlands Gambling Authority charges EA $5.86m over FIFA loot boxes
But the publishing giant plans to appeal the decision
Loot Boxes
EA faces Canadian class action lawsuit over loot boxes
Publisher facing legal action over its implementation of the business model
Red Carded
Update: EA removes monetisation ad from kids magazine
Encouraged the purchase of FIFA Points
Opinion Tick Boxes
UK's call for views over loot boxes and gambling
Consultation runs until 22 November
"dominant"
PGC Helsinki Digital: Loot boxes are still the "number one monetisation method used in core games" globally on mobile
App Annie senior insights market manager Lexi Sydow confirmed this during a Superstar Session
See You In Court
EA faces lawsuit over Ultimate Team loot boxes
Firm facing a class-action lawsuit in California
A Lot Of Loot
Report: EU should treat loot boxes as a consumer protection matter rather than gambling
Research says that parental controls should be easier to understand
Gambling
The UK's House of Lords calls for loot boxes to face gambling regulations
DCMS first investigated the issue last year
Loot Boxes
Apple is being sued for having games with loot boxes on the App Store
"A large percentage of Apple's revenues from App Store games come from the in-game purchases"
Loot Boxes
The UK government is asking for evidence to determine if loot boxes are a form of gambling
Concerns are rising over child gambling addiction
Surprise Mechanics
ESRB to flag random loot mechanics in games
Follows the introduction of in-game purchases more than two years ago
Restrictions
A parlimentary committee in Australia is calling for loot box restrictions
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