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Star Wars Galaxies fans are working on an emulator for the game’s TCG
I haven't been making any secret of how much fun I'm having in the Star Wars Galaxies Legends emulator (and thanks so much to...
Dota 2 apes Path of Exile with transparent lockboxes for Dutch players
Remember when the Dutch gaming authorities effectively threatened to prosecute prosecute companies like Valve for vending and trading lockboxes the government agencies considered a...
Three quarters of European gamers don’t even understand what the heck lootboxes are
A new report on GIbiz suggests that most gamers are pretty darn clueless about lootboxes, which probably won't surprise anyone reading here. Researchers for the...
France’s gambling authority condemns but does not ban lockboxes
The international community is becoming aware of the problems of lootboxes, and that means that laws are being formed in response to the business...
Valve turns off lootboxes in the Netherlands for DOTA 2 and CounterStrike: Global Offensive
If you were in any way hoping that the Dutch Gaming Authority's ruling about lockboxes would lead to a worldwide shift, it seems that's...
E3 2018: Nintendo thinks lockboxes are unfairly maligned, help ‘drive engagement’
You know how sometimes, when nosy press asks you a question with no good answer, you're better off shutting up? And when they don't...
EA eschews lootboxes and premium passes with Battlefield V
If you haven't heard the word, EA may be hopping off the lootbox train -- at least for the time being.
The mega-publisher took a...
ESA president argues ‘video games never take money from a player and leave them with nothing’
GamesIndustry.biz has a fantastic piece illuminating the Entertainment Software Association's apparent game plan on lockboxes going forward. The publication recaps a lengthy talk ESA...
Massively Overthinking: The case for rarity and randomness in MMO monetization
Last week, Guild Wars 2's Crystin Cox gave a monetization interview to Gamasutra during which she made one specific argument I wanted to pull...
Guild Wars 2 game director talks about the free market and lootboxes
Convenience and cosmetics. These are the foundational pillars of Guild Wars 2's microtransactions, and back at GDC earlier this year, Game Director Crystin Cox...
Belgian Gaming Commission releases full report barring gambleboxes in video games
Back in 2017, at the height of mainstream outrage over lockbox shenanigans, Belgium became one of the very first countries to take the problem seriously (instead...
The Daily Grind: What would (or already did) convince you to buy an MMO lockbox?
Look, we know, none of the people reading this right now like lockboxes. And, you know, for good reason. But despite that dislike, lockboxes...
EA quarterly financials: Anthem due March 2019, record profits, and lockbox-gambling denialism
EA's quarterly financial report and investor call turned out to be a doozy this year with quite a bit of useful news. To wit:
BioWare's...
Lord of the Rings Online takes a step forward in lockbox transparency
Ever since Standing Stone Games started ramping up the prominence of Lord of the Rings Online's lockboxes following last year's Mordor expansion, the microtransactions...
Belgium orders Overwatch, CSGO, and FIFA 18 to remove lockboxes or face criminal penalties
Back in 2017, at the height of mainstream outrage over lockbox shenanigans, Belgium became one of the very first countries to take the problem...
Go down gamblin’: The Big Fish Casino game ruling in Washington spawns more lawsuits
So here's an interesting case that could impact online game development in the US. Apparently, a few weeks ago the Ninth Circuit of U.S....
Dutch Gaming Authority calls out four games as violating its lootbox policies
If you had expected the Netherlands to be leading the fight against lootboxes, you may be more clairvoyant than the rest of the population....
SuperData examines the lootbox controversy’s effect on EA and the gaming industry
How big a deal with the lootbox controversy that finally hit the mainstream last year? Pretty big, SuperData argues. In a new blog post,...
Dauntless charges into open beta on May 24
Dauntless is a game in which fleshy mortals willingly attack beasts twenty times their size, so this is not a title that deals in...
South Korea continues to hand out fines for deceptive lootbox practices
Nexon isn't the only Korean studio that has been targeted by the government and fined for dishonest practices with its online games and lockboxes. The...
