loot box Archives

You Can Now See Fortnite: Save the World Loot Box Contents Before Purchase
It looks like Epic Games is letting you see exactly what you're purchasing in Fortnite loot boxes, but only in a specific mode that isn't the most popular version When the next update rolls around for the game (7.3.0), the developers are going to allow you to see exactly what's inside every llama you could[...]
The ESRB Will Add a New Interactive Tool for In-Game Purchases
In light of all the talk and controversy about loot boxes and microtransactions, the ESRB sent out a press release today alerting people of a new addition coming to the rating system that will tell you if a game has in-game purchases The release lets parents know that in-game purchases are "optional" and that there[...]
The ESA Offers A Response To The Hawaii Loot Box Legislation
As we reported earlier this week, there are a couple bills waiting to be seen by the Hawaiian legislature over loot boxes and microtransactions, which if they manage to pass could have an impact on the way the industry handles putting them in games moving forward Today, the Entertainment Software Association decided to offer their[...]
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According to the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, lawmakers have introduced new bills on the local house and senate floors targeting loot boxes and microtransactions in video games The first two bills (introduced at each level) would prohibit games from being able to sell boxes to anyone under the age of 21, while the second set would require[...]