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Enlarge / Some might object to using a slot machine to illustrate a piece on loot boxes, but Juniper directly calls them “a form of in-game gambling” so… (credit: Wikimedia Commons) With all the controversy, scrutiny, and international regulation randomized video game loot boxes are facing these days, you might think the practice of charging players for […]
Enlarge / Scenes like this one of purchasing in-game orcs for real money will soon be removed from Shadow of War. The widespread backlash against paying real money for randomized loot boxes full of in-game items has claimed another high-profile victim. Last night, developer Monolith announced that it will be “permanently removing Gold, War Chests, […]
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Enlarge / What’s in the box? Maybe gambling addiction! The government backlash against randomized video game loot boxes—which some observers and legislators consider a form of gambling—moved from Hawaii to Washington state earlier this month. That’s when a group of three Democratic state senators introduced a bill that would require the state gambling commission to […]
Overwatch developer Blizzard has revealed new skins ahead of this week’s cosmetic update. The new Overwatch update will add more than 100 new items on PS4, Xbox One and PC. This includes new Epic and Legendary skins, player icons, emotes and sprays. These new items will be available in standard Loot boxes, and can also be […]
Enlarge / Starting sometime this year, you’ll be able to pay up front to fake as any of Rift Prime‘s heroes. (credit: Trion) The online game-subscription model has generally waned in recent years, overtaken by the popularity (and apparent profitability) of “free-to-play” (F2P) fare. One of the earliest MMORPGs to switch to a F2P model, […]
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Pokemon Go Kyogre fans can now catch the Gen 3 beast in the game’s latest Raids. Officially confirmed by Niantic today, Trainers can now try their luck at bringing down the meaty Legendary until February 14. Something you might not know is that the Pokemon Company like to post official guides on how to counter […]
Enlarge (credit: Bungie, Inc.) In its first development roadmap update of 2018, Destiny developer Bungie is promising to rebalance Destiny 2‘s microtransaction and raids systems to give players more satisfying rewards that are less dependent on luck. In the lengthy development update posted Thursday evening, Game Director Christopher Barrett admitted up front that, currently, “the scales are […]
Historians can use scanning to peek inside mummies without risking damage, but that hasn’t been true for the papyrus boxes those mummies were placed in before entering the tomb. If you’ve wanted to read the discarded everyday writing on that papyrus, you’ve typically had to destroy the boxes. That won’t be necessary from now on, […]
