lockboxes

Bye, no one will weep.

Webzen is removing Mu Origin from service in the Netherlands over loot boxes

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The ultimate goal of most legislation introduced vis-a-vis loot boxes generally seems aimed at making the companies behind these games change the mechanics of...
Kick it down the road.

South Korea continues to hand out fines for deceptive lootbox practices

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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...

Former BioWare boss expounds on EA’s role in substudios and business models

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Everybody loves to dump on EA for wrecking companies like BioWare and escalating microtransactions and lockboxes to ludicrous heights, but is it warranted? Kotaku...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever won anything amazing in a lockbox?

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With all of the discussion and controversy over MMO lockboxes as of late (you might have seen something), one thing we haven't talked about...

Extra Credits raises concerns over lootbox legislation

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Just for the record, we are not the only ones engaged in the discussion and controversy surrounding lockboxes and lootboxes as of late. YouTube...

Paladins begins testing its battle royale mode and removes controversial lootboxes

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While it's not as cool of a name as "Thunderdome," Paladins' Battlegrounds is still likely to attract plenty of bloodthirsty savages looking for a...
No.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds very slightly changes its paid and free lootbox system

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A new patch for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds means new loot crates, and that also means that you have an option for one that you can...
Someone thinks that's neat, probably.

Cyberpunk 2077’s CD Projekt Red takes a stand against lockboxes and unfinished games

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The studio behind The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 isn't mincing words when it comes to business practices that involve lockboxes and partially delivered...

Dauntless argues ‘bespoke purchases’ are replacing the lockbox model

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It might be tempting to think that the industry is doomed and that no studio will ever be able to ignore the siren song...

Hawaii state rep Chris Lee has now introduced four bills regulating lockboxes

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Hawaii State Representative Chris Lee has made good on his plan to write and submit bills to the state legislature regulating the sale of...

Washington state senator proposes lockbox gambling investigation in new bill

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Hawaiian politicians are getting some company on the lockbox front from a compatriot in Washington state. State Senator Kevin Ranker has introduced legislation there that...
This game? Sleazy? Whay a shock.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds adds new crate drops with a 0.01% drop rate for items

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Hey, kids, you like random cosmetic rewards, right? The latest patch currently in testing for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds adds two new crates that can drop...
Damn you!

How video game lockboxes use psychology to manipulate you

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We here at Massively OP can't get rid of lockboxes, but by gum, we're not going to roll over and give up on fighting...

The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2017

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Last week, we posted a rundown of the most popular MMORPG articles of 2017, calculated strictly by the number of pageviews they got. Today, we're going...
Our empire of bad is collapsing

Paladins tests a new card system that attracts cries of pay-to-win

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Let's review. Paladins, as it stands now, has a system wherein characters get cards that can be used to power up playable characters. You...

EA caught in lie over Star Wars Battlefront II customization, brings lootbox madness to UFC 3

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Among the controversy of EA's pay-to-win lockboxes in Star Wars Battlefront II emerges a rather reasonable question: Why didn't the studio create and use...
Kick it down the road.

Red Dead Redemption publisher president defends lockboxes

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Not everyone in the video game industry is shying away from lockboxes or denouncing them outright. Take-Two Interactive President Karl Slatoff took the side...
Proud?

EA lockbox debacle wipes out billions in stock as SuperData forecasts regulation

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It looks as though the rebels may have defeated the empire -- or at least struck a mighty blow to give the latter pause. CNBC...

UK Gambling Commission hints it may fight lootboxes with age ratings

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While you were eating turkey and buying loot this past weekend, the lockbox saga was trundling onward. The UK Gambling Commission has formally stated that...
punchsmash

City of Titans vows ‘no lockboxes’ for its business model

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You might have missed the riots in the streets over lockboxes these past few months, but we assure you, the controversy is very real....

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