Genshin Impact publisher Hoyoverse has agreed to a settlement with the United States Federal Trade Commission where it agrees to pay a $20 million fine, and be banned from sellling lootboxes to ...
As part of GamesIndustry.biz's year-end, we're welcoming back Leon Y. Xiao of Beclaws to provide his annual look at the state of lootbox legislation worldwide. Welcome to another "re-run banner" for ...
Indie game developer Skye <3 and publisher Evil Corp Games both confirmed the official launch date of their upcoming game, Unboxathon. In case you missed this one, the game centeres around you opening ...
Epic Games’ potential addition of ‘paid random items’, or loot boxes, to me and you, has caused uproar amongst Fortnite players who, by their own definition, have probably spent their whole life ...
LONDON, United Kingdom, November 4, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- The topic of loot boxes, microtransactions and other types of gambling mechanics in video games is one that is handled differently in ...
Loot boxes in gaming are virtual containers that can be earned by completing in-game objectives or purchasing them with real money or game currencies. The contents of loot boxes range from title to ...
Alien: Isolation is one of the most terrifying games I've ever played, and even its own writer admits it's straight-up too scary for a lot of people. Chatting on the FRVR podcast, former Creative ...
A developer recently came out and stated that Alien: Isolation‘s famously long 20-hour runtime was actually an unexpected outcome. In an interview with the FRVR podcast, the game’s writer, Dion Lay, ...
Alien: Isolation's 20-hour runtime grew that long by accident, according to a dev who says that the Xenomorph's increasing intelligence drove the horror game's playtime up. In an interview on the FRVR ...
When is a lootbox actually a lootbox? Well, that argument will no doubt rage in the legal offices in Brazil over the coming weeks and months, as the country’s President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, ...
Brazilian lawmakers have banned individuals under the age of eighteen from buying loot boxes as part of a new regulatory push. The decision made by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will take effect ...
Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney Taylor Hardwick is employed under funding by the Australian Research Council (FF220100076; ...