Loot Boxes
NHS mental health director urges game developers to ban loot boxes
“Frankly no company should be setting kids up for addiction"
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Loot Boxes
Royal Society for Public Health urges new UK Government to legislate loot boxes as gambling
"As with any public health issue, this is one that requires a combination of measures focusing on both education and regulation"
Making The Case
Taking the gamble out of gaming
Kamagames on why social casino isn’t gambling
Wallooned
Opinion: Here come the Belgians
No Call of Duty: Mobile for you
Loot Boxing
PEGI, TIGA and ESA weigh in on DCMS loot box recommendation
UK trade bodies are keeping it cool
What's In The Box?
Loot boxes should be classed as gambling says UK committee of MPs
MPs demand a change to the law
Cool
Epic to disclose loot box odds following ESA pledge
Meanwhile, THQ Nordic refuses to put name to list of publishers as it says it has no plans to use this business model
Loot Boxes
Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony will now require developers to disclose loot box odds
Agreement has been made for odds to be shown by the end of 2020
Dcms
What we learned from EA and Epic Games' time at the DCMS select committee
How much money is Fortnite making, how much is FIFA actually played and what EA likes to call loot boxes
New Policies
Google Play developers must now disclose loot box odds
Details surrounding “randomised virtual items” must be clearly shown
The Bell Tolls
Nintendo pulling Fire Emblem Heroes and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp in Belgium amidst loot box concerns
Fire Emblem Heroes and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will be taken offline in August
Loot Boxes
Sweden to review consumer protection measures against loot boxes
Swedish Consumer Agency to conduct investigation into casino-like elements in games
News Analysis
US senator introduces bill to ban loot boxes in games played by children
“Social media and video games prey on user addiction, siphoning our kids’ attention from the real world and extracting profits from fostering compulsive habits"
The Debate Continues
Germany considering new minor protections laws against loot boxes and mobile monetisation
The state of Bavaria has proposed new guideline citing the “exploitation of the inexperience and credulity of adolescents”
Chinese Regulations
Loot box design 2.0: Complying with China's new rules
The Yodo1 team discusses the latest changes and offers help on figuring out your best strategy for legal monetisation in the country
The Debate Continues
FTC to hold loot box workshop in August
Due to be held at the Constitution Center in Washington, DC on August 7th, 2019
Exploits Children
Epic Games embroiled in further lawsuit over loot boxes
Another week, another court case
Loot
Loot boxes result in Belgium blocking three Square Enix mobile titles
Mobius Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts Union X and Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia will be pulled over the next few months
Blurred Lines
European regulators claim “blurring of lines” between gambling and gaming in joint statement
"We have joined forces to call on video games companies to address the clear public concern around the risks gambling and some video games can pose to children"
Loot Boxes
French regulator concerned about loot boxes but concedes it isn't gambling
Paris proves less hostile to the practice than its Dutch and Belgian counterparts
Home Run
Nintendo’s Fils-aime: Loot boxes "have gotten a bit of a bad rap”
Nintendo Of America president Reggie Fils-aime chips in on the loot-box debate
Loot Box Crisis
Landmark Belgium gaming authority ruling defines loot boxes as gambling
Publishers could face sizeable fines if they don't remove paid loot crates
Giving Loot The Boot
Top games ruled to be breaking Dutch gambling laws with loot boxes
The authoritative body investigated 10 unnamed titles after concerns were raised by players, parents and addiction care workers