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NHS Calls For Ban To Loot Boxes

Posted By: Michael Hallon: January 20, 2020In: Gaming, NewsTags: Loot Boxes, Surprise mechanicsNo Comments

The NHS’s mental health director has called for the end of loot boxes in games. In a blasting statement released by the NHS, Claire Murdoch asserted that loot boxes in games are setting up children to gamble. An End To Loot Boxes The statement effectively calls for the ban of games with loot boxes that encourage children […] Read more

Translation of Senator Jérôme Durain’s Letter to ARJEL About Loot Boxes

Posted By: Andrew McMahonon: November 19, 2017In: NewsTags: Loot Boxes, Microtransactions1 Comment

Loot Boxes and microtransactions have been a hot commodity recently, as gamers are up in arms regarding company’s flooding their games with play to win mechanics. But another issue has arisen regarding the ethics of the practice as well, as many believe the practice is gambling. While the ESRB denies that these mechanics are explicitly […] Read more