lockboxes
Red Dead Redemption publisher president defends lockboxes
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...
EA lockbox debacle wipes out billions in stock as SuperData forecasts regulation
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
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...
City of Titans vows ‘no lockboxes’ for its business model
You might have missed the riots in the streets over lockboxes these past few months, but we assure you, the controversy is very real....
RIFT’s fall festival lockboxes rankle players
The latest batch of lockboxes in RIFT isn't making friends among the playerbase.
The current Autumn Harvest lockboxes seem to contain more exclusive items than...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth will have no personal boats, no big class overhauls, and no lockboxes
It's hard to imagine that anyone is going to be upset about the idea of no lockboxes in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth....
EA’s Star Wars Battlefront II and Phoenix Labs’ Dauntless walk back lockbox plans
Hey, you folks who say complaining about lockboxes never changes anything? You're demonstrably wrong.
It turns out that EA, which increased its revenues last quarter...
Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars The Old Republic’s cash shop is finally on the right track
Many of you will immediately turn to the free-to-play model of Star Wars: The Old Republic and reject my even thinking about the cash...
MMO blogger dives into the theoretical math behind lockboxes
MMO blogger Serrenity, whom many of you will recognize from his clever comments here on MOP too, has a compelling blog post on his...
UK lockbox gambling regulation petition receives baffling government response
A formal UK petition requesting that video game gambling laws be adjusted to include language covering lockboxes passed 10,000 signatures earlier this week, ensuring...
UK lawmakers examine lockboxes, PEGI leaves definitions to gambling commissions
The ESRB may not be interested in protecting gamers against predatory business model practices like lockboxes, but European regulators may be joining their Chinese...
But seriously, lockboxes suck, even if the ESRB doesn’t think they’re gambling. Stop buying lockboxes.
So, MMO players. Are you tired of hearing about lockboxes and gambleboxes? It feels like we've been complaining about them for like six or...
Standing Stone defends LOTRO lootbox plans
Pretty cheesed off over Lord of the Rings Online's plans to stuff best-in-slot gear into lootboxes with the upcoming instance cluster? Don't hold your...
This is how MMO lockboxes manipulate your mind
It is not going to shock you to hear that lockboxes are kind of evil. We here at Massively OP have been beating on...
RuneScape players accuse new lockbox promo of promoting gambling to children
RuneScape announced yesterday a new promo that works in conjunction with its existing Treasure Hunter system. It's a bit of a lockbox system, with...
The Daily Grind: Are MMO lockboxes actually even worse than gambling?
MMO blogger Ethan "Isarii" Macfie made an interesting point in one of his recent Critical Writ videos that I think deserves some amplification and...
EVE Valkyrie will be getting loot boxes
There's really no two ways about this particular tidbit of news. CCP is adding loot boxes to EVE Valkyrie, according to a recent interview....
SuperData’s new report suggests multiplayer console gamers are more susceptible to DLC and RMT than ever
Gamers talk a big talk about horse armor DLC and pay-to-win and the evils of cash shops, but y'all keep buying anyway.
That's according to...
Marvel Heroes is removing a la carte costumes and making lockboxes easier to get on consoles
If you're playing Marvel Heroes on console and were hoping for a change in how the game handles lockboxes and individual costumes, the good...
Overwatch promises to reduce duplicate item rewards in lockboxes
Since the only real form of progress in Overwatch involves skins, there's nothing more frustrating than opening a few dozen lockboxes and seeing every...
