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Loot box regulation intensifies globally as researchers and regulators warn of gambling-like risks, weak disclosures, and ...

"The evidence base on loot boxes is still emerging, and direct government intervention may risk unintended consequences" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Veteran reporter and editor with over ten years of experience. Probably reading comic books. Whereas the United States has relied on public opinion to shift video game developers away from loot boxes ...

The UK Government has today told the games industry it must take action on loot boxes, or risk future legislation. In particular, it says children and young people should not be able to buy loot boxes ...

The UK Government recently weighed the question of whether to regulate loot boxes in games, and decided that the video game industry should first be allowed an opportunity to self-regulate and ...

The UK ministerial Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) released the results of their investigation into loot boxes and announced that the UK government does not intend to regulate ...

UKIE's 11 principles are meant to deal with the industry's loot box issues without getting the government involved. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Loot boxes, obtained through microtransactions in all-too-many games, are a controversial subject. Many game studios use them, often in excess, as a means of turning a profit. Unfortunately, the ...

A press release from the UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) calls for videogame companies to increase protections to stop children being able to buy loot boxes in ...

The UK government has demanded that games developers examine the use of loot boxes in order to protect children, in response to the findings of a call for evidence first issued in September 2020. The ...

The UK government has decided to forego regulating loot boxes in games under current gambling regulations, instead stating that it would discuss industry-led measures on the matter. After a 22-month ...