loot boxes

Lawsuit alleging FIFA 'dynamic difficulty' shenanigans has been dropped

Apparently the plaintiffs got to speak with EA engineers

Epic settle loot box lawsuit by paying virtual money

Over loot boxes in Fortnite and Rocket League

Lawsuit claims Fifa uses dynamic difficulty to sell more loot boxes

EA deny this

UK should regulate loot boxes as gambling, House Of Lords report recommends

But will the government listen?

You can now buy Warhammer 40k stickers for your Counter-Strike guns

WAAAGH!

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has new Half-Life stickers, pins, and patches

Greetings!

NHS boss accuses loot boxes of pushing "under the radar" gambling at kids

Here we go, again.

Rocket League's new Blueprints are too expensive, but still better than loot boxes

It's progress

Rocket League ditches loot boxes and introduces an item shop

Crates are out and blueprints are in.

Valve block Counter-Strike loot key reselling to fight money laundering

Terrorists lose

Loot boxes should be regulated under gambling laws, Children's Commissioner recommends

Yet more pressure

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare replaces paid DLC and loot boxes with a Battle Pass

Activision... turning over a new leaf?

Rocket League lays out plans to banish loot boxes while French CS:GO preemptively dodges gambling regulation

Boxing match

Regulate loot boxes under gambling law, Parliament committee recommends

Little patience for industry deflections

NBA 2K20's loot box-y MyTeam mode even has faux gambling machines

That's a bold decision alright

Apex Legends making Iron Crown event loot system less grubby after breaking promise

And another Reddit nontroversy

Major developers will disclose odds on loot boxes in effort to avoid government regulation

Will this keep The Man at bay?

No more upsetting unboxing as Rocket League loses loot crates

Crate expectations

Valve address market-crashing Team Fortress 2 hat glitch

But how can I wear this moon cloud in real life

Team Fortress 2 item traders panicking as loot box 'glitch' crashes market

One man's ruin is another man's opportunity to look fancy

Gears Of War sound less of a loot box chore

Doesn't sound terrible

EA: "We don't call them loot boxes", they're "surprise mechanics"

I hate surprises

US senators propose bill to legislate loot boxes and "pay-to-win" microtransactions

HMM!

US legislator takes aim at loot boxes targeting children

Not much of an acronym, really

Rocket League disables locked loot boxes in Belgium and Netherlands

Gooooalll!