BRUSSELS, July 19 (Reuters) - The European Commission should better protect children with stricter consumer rules for digital coins and videogame loot boxes, the Dutch government said, according to a ...

The new classification approach primarily targets loot boxes. These are features in games which fall under a broader umbrella ...

Loot boxes have drawn rising regulatory attention because they resemble gambling and disproportionately affect young people.

Another country imposes new restrictions on loot boxes, following a global trend that can affect popular games such as Overwatch 2.

A new report from researchers at the universities of Plymouth and Wolverhampton have discovered that loot boxes "are structurally and psychologically akin to gambling." As reported by BBC, this new ...

A letter Thursday from several advocacy groups called for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate FIFA video game maker Electronic Arts over its loot box feature in games, a controversial practice ...

Consumer advocates on Thursday urged US regulators to investigate video game maker Electronic Arts for the misleading use of a digital “loot box” that “aggressively” urges players to spend more money ...

It appears the changes inside Overwatch 2 to cosmetics and how players earn them are not sitting well with some in the community as some are suggesting Blizzard should bring back loot boxes only a few ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A high-ranking executive at Electronic Arts has responded to criticisms of FIFA's loot box system, saying 90% of people who play FIFA Ultimate Team do ...

FPS Overwatch 2 players are waking up to mountains of loot boxes and silver coins as part of Season 18's Progression 2.0 update Third Person Shooter Loot boxes could be coming to Marvel Rivals as a ...

Loot boxes remain one of the most controversial aspects of modern video games and EA, in particular, has drawn plenty of ire for how it implements them into its games. FIFA 21 is possibly one of the ...

FPS Overwatch 2 players are waking up to mountains of loot boxes and silver coins as part of Season 18's Progression 2.0 update Games Every time a new shooter launches, I start a countdown until it ...