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It’s Not Just Loot Boxes: Predatory Monetization Is Everywhere
2 years, 5 months ago

It’s Not Just Loot Boxes: Predatory Monetization Is Everywhere

Wired  

Whenever a term from the world of video games enters broader society, it’s a safe bet that it’s not for a good reason. Researchers trace the first loot boxes back to the Chinese free-to-play MMO ZT Online, released in 2006, where players opened virtual treasure chests. The practice reached a nadir with Electronic Arts’ Star Wars: Battlefront 2, in 2017, …

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Dutch MP’s ready to ban video game loot boxes, citing manipulation
2 years, 6 months ago

Dutch MP’s ready to ban video game loot boxes, citing manipulation

NL Times  

A majority in the Tweede Kamer is seeking to ban loot boxes from video games, arguing they are a form of gambling that manipulate children, RTL Nieuws reports. Loot boxes are treasure chests in video games that contain a randomized selection of virtual items, which are often unknown prior to purchase. These organizations noted that video games often convince players …

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Anxiety about gaming should be over money and not morals
3 years, 4 months ago

Anxiety about gaming should be over money and not morals

Live Mint  

It’s tempting to mark last week’s news of video-game restrictions in China and a UK law intended to make the internet safer for children as just another episode in the long, ludicrous history of moral panic in gaming. Arcade classic Space Invaders was once described in UK Parliament as an addictive trigger for “theft, blackmail and vice.” Yet, some of …

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Column: Are ‘loot boxes’ in video games a form of gambling?
4 years ago

Column: Are ‘loot boxes’ in video games a form of gambling?

LA Times  

As the father of an avid video game player, I’ve long been fascinated by the economics of the virtual world he inhabits. One of the most common techniques is offering in-game “loot boxes” that players can purchase — with real money — to obtain virtual weapons, unique digital outfits, or “skins,” and other goodies. As such, he’s calling for loot …

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The highs and lows of gaming in 2019 — from Control to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Fallout 76
5 years ago

The highs and lows of gaming in 2019 — from Control to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Fallout 76

Firstpost  

2019 was a tough year to be a gamer, particularly for those of us who mark the hours creeping by until the release of Cyberpunk 2077 delivers us from our fleshy existence. The true cost of loot boxes is worse than we knew What’s even worse than paying to get in-game items in a game you already paid for? We …

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What to do when your child starts spending money in video games
5 years, 2 months ago

What to do when your child starts spending money in video games

ABC  

Between screen time and concerns about violence, you would think parents have enough to worry about when it comes to video games. Some games are even designed to be "pay to win": where the only realistic way to progress deep into the game is by pulling out your — or your parent's — wallet. "Something that parents overlook or don't …

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Call of Duty: Can Modern Warfare restore the franchise's somewhat tarnished glory?
5 years, 2 months ago

Call of Duty: Can Modern Warfare restore the franchise's somewhat tarnished glory?

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Will the new Call of Duty prove to be the equivalent of a greatest hits album put out by a greedy, rights-retaining publisher to squeeze every last dime out of a dying property? This year’s Call of Duty will be taking us back to the contemporary superpower struggles, Middle Eastern flashpoints and terrorism-fuelled urban violence that are the trademarks of …

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So Long, Supply Drops: Call of Duty Ditches Loot Boxes
5 years, 2 months ago

So Long, Supply Drops: Call of Duty Ditches Loot Boxes

Wired  

In a major reversal for the franchise, Activision has announced that the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will not include a loot-box system. Loot boxes have been a staple of the Call of Duty franchise since 2014's Advanced Warfare, which included randomized "supply drops" of high-end gear that could be purchased with real money or in-game currency. User interface …

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With gambling mechanics in video games under investigation in the UK, is the day of reckoning finally upon the industry?
5 years, 3 months ago

With gambling mechanics in video games under investigation in the UK, is the day of reckoning finally upon the industry?

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A few days ago, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the House of Commons published a report on immersive and addictive technologies. The inclusion of highly controversial chance-based mechanics like loot boxes, which many have criticised for essentially enabling game makers to target children with psychologically manipulative tactics that promote compulsive gambling-like behaviour has come under a great …

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EA says no loot boxes in Need for Speed Heat; planning on post launch paid-DLCs
5 years, 4 months ago

EA says no loot boxes in Need for Speed Heat; planning on post launch paid-DLCs

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EA also plans to launch a time-save pack that will show all the collectables on the map, later this year EA gave the first look of its upcoming Need for Speed game in the form of a trailer. As reported by IGN, in a Reddit thread, EA community lead Ben Walke replied to a user saying, “There are no Lootboxes …

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The video game industry's next sinister "innovation"? Letting children gamble
5 years, 8 months ago

The video game industry's next sinister "innovation"? Letting children gamble

Salon  

It seems sometimes that everything Silicon Valley touches turns to shit — albeit wrapped in a techno-utopian veneer. Nowadays, video game makers compel developers to create hundreds of tiny in-game "DLC," or downloadable content, purchases that can add up to hundreds if not thousands of dollars in order to make the game feel “complete.” Reddit users of the Fortnite subreddit …

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