Gaming EA believes 'surprise mechanics' and loot boxes are 'quite ethical and quite fun' EA compares loot boxes to Kinder eggs By Cohen Coberly , June 20, 2019, 3:02 PM 59 comments
Gaming US loot box legislation gains traction with bipartisan support The Republican bill now has two Democrats backing it By Eric Hamilton , May 24, 2019, 2:34 PM
Gaming Mobile Nintendo pulls two free-to-play mobile titles from download in Belgium to comply with loot box laws Removing loot boxes wasn't enough for Nintendo By Cohen Coberly , May 21, 2019, 6:19 PM
Gaming Industry Proposed Senate legislation could ban pay-to-win microtransactions and loot boxes aimed at kids It's called the 'Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act' By Cohen Coberly , May 8, 2019, 3:11 PM 13 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Online PC gamers in China will overtake the entire United States population by 2023 Who says the gaming PC days are numbered? By Humza Aamir , May 6, 2019, 9:37 AM
Gaming Tech Culture FTC sets date for promised loot box workshop Seeking public input and suggestions By Eric Hamilton , April 7, 2019, 12:58 PM
Gaming Industry Surprise: EA is implementing real money microtransactions into Battlefield V They didn't exist at launch By Cohen Coberly , April 3, 2019, 2:06 PM 15 comments
Gaming Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm is ditching paid loot boxes once and for all The changes will roll out soon By Cohen Coberly , March 20, 2019, 7:41 AM
Gaming GTA Online's 'Elusive' cheat distributor has been hit with a $150,000 fine Plus $70,000 in legal fees By Cohen Coberly , February 7, 2019, 12:52 PM 8 comments
Gaming Disney CEO reaffirms their partnership with Electronic Arts CEO Bob Iger said the relationship between the two companies is "good" By Dean Pennington , February 6, 2019, 5:36 PM
Gaming Titanfall producer says 'we are not making Titanfall 3' Instead EA wants to focus on F2P battle royale Apex Legends By Cal Jeffrey , February 5, 2019, 7:38 AM 8 comments
Gaming Fortnite is removing paid-for random loot boxes from its Save the World mode Better late than never By Rob Thubron , January 29, 2019, 10:04 AM
Gaming You can now buy a single dot in COD: Black Ops 4 for $1 What a deal! By Rob Thubron , December 31, 2018, 5:25 AM 35 comments
Gaming Fallout 76 might be getting loot boxes An update changelog references a 'lunch box' item By Cohen Coberly , December 17, 2018, 1:59 PM 21 comments
Gaming Rockstar working on making Red Dead Online economy less grindy 'I just sold a diamond ring and I still don't have enough cash to buy a can of beans' By Cal Jeffrey , December 4, 2018, 4:10 PM
Gaming IGDA exec warns the gaming industry to regulate itself regarding loot boxes, or else If the industry doesn't, world governments will By Cohen Coberly , November 30, 2018, 3:12 PM 19 comments
Gaming Battlefield V's PC system requirements (including RTX), progress, and economy revealed A beefy PC is required for Nvidia's ray tracing tech By Rob Thubron , November 1, 2018, 7:03 AM 21 comments
Gaming Industry Activision and EA are making billions upon billions from games-as-a-service Don't expect loot boxes and pricey DLCs to become cheaper any time soon By Isaiah Mayersen , October 21, 2018, 11:50 AM 20 comments
Gaming EA faces criminal investigation in Belgium because it won't remove loot boxes from FIFA This is what happens when you don't play by the rules, EA By Rob Thubron , September 11, 2018, 9:41 AM 10 comments
Gaming Industry NBA 2K19 producer says microtransactions are an "unfortunate reality" It's not 2K's fault for pushing the the MT model --- everyone else in the industry is to blame including you By Cal Jeffrey , September 5, 2018, 12:58 PM 18 comments
Software Gaming PEGI introduces new package labeling for in-game purchases Europe catches up to US on video game labeling By Paul Taylor , September 1, 2018, 11:22 AM
Gaming Tech Culture Man embezzles $89,000 from employer, spends it on Game of War There are better ways to spend $89K By Rob Thubron , August 16, 2018, 7:09 AM 18 comments
Gaming Microtransactions big win: Fallout Shelter still raking in the bottle caps 100 million by year's end, says analyst By Paul Taylor , August 9, 2018, 5:18 PM
Gaming Gran Turismo Sport update introduces new cars, league events... and microtransactions Are microtransactions good for Gran Turismo Sport? By Shawn Knight , July 30, 2018, 12:26 PM
Gaming Tech Culture UK man uses GDPR to discover he spent over $10,000 on FIFA Michael now says it wasn't worth it By Rob Thubron , July 27, 2018, 9:31 AM 17 comments