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CS:GO loot box keys can no longer be resold due to money laundering concerns News Oct 29th, 2019

CS:GO loot box keys can no longer be resold due to money laundering concerns

"Worldwide fraud networks have recently shifted to using CS:GO keys to liquidate their gains"

UK Children's Commissioner says non-cosmetic in-game purchases should be banned News Oct 23rd, 2019

UK Children's Commissioner says non-cosmetic in-game purchases should be banned

Just one of 15 recommendations the body has made to government

French CS:GO players can see loot box contents before buying News Oct 2nd, 2019

French CS:GO players can see loot box contents before buying

Not indication why Valve has implemented this feature

#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Dead Cells, DCMS report, Battletoads and much more! News Sep 16th, 2019

#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Dead Cells, DCMS report, Battletoads and much more!

At the start of each week, we collect the biggest stories and the hottest features of the last seven days

PEGI, TIGA and ESA weigh in on DCMS video games report News Sep 13th, 2019

PEGI, TIGA and ESA weigh in on DCMS video games report

The British trade bodies are keeping it cool but that sure isn't the case across the Atlantic

Loot boxes, age ratings and gambling: Everything the UK games industry needs to know from today's DCMS report News Sep 12th, 2019

Loot boxes, age ratings and gambling: Everything the UK games industry needs to know from today's DCMS report

MPs also frustrated at lack of co-operation from some companies in the industry

Epic Games to disclose loot box odds following ESA pledge News Aug 9th, 2019

Epic Games to disclose loot box odds following ESA pledge

Meanwhile, THQ Nordic refuses to put name to list of publishers as it says it has no plans to use this business model

Console platform holders Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo to require games to state loot box odds News Aug 9th, 2019

Console platform holders Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo to require games to state loot box odds

Agreement has been made for odds to be shown by the end of 2020

Randomised loot boxes are leaving Rocket League later this year News Aug 8th, 2019

Randomised loot boxes are leaving Rocket League later this year

Epic Games acquired Psyonix earlier this year

EA's Wilson still has faith in BioWare despite Anthem and Mass Effect missteps News Jun 21st, 2019

EA's Wilson still has faith in BioWare despite Anthem and Mass Effect missteps

Publishing giant's CEO also discusses loot boxes and Battlefront II's less-than-stellar launch

Here are six things we learnt from EA and Epic Games' time at the DCMS select committee News Jun 20th, 2019

Here are six things we learnt from EA and Epic Games' time at the DCMS select committee

How much money is Fortnite making, how much is FIFA actually played and what EA likes to call loot boxes

Take-Two made under $87m from loot boxes in fiscal 2019 News May 14th, 2019

Take-Two made under $87m from loot boxes in fiscal 2019

Less than three per cent of its $2.93bn net booking total

#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - US senate loot box woes, Anthem, EA financials, Valve Infex and much more! News May 13th, 2019

#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - US senate loot box woes, Anthem, EA financials, Valve Infex and much more!

At the start of each week, we collect the biggest stories and the hottest features of the last seven days

US senator introduces bill to ban loot boxes in games played by kids News May 9th, 2019

US senator introduces bill to ban loot boxes in games played by kids

“Social media and video games prey on user addiction, siphoning our kids’ attention from the real world and extracting profits from fostering compulsive habits"

Heroes of the Storm removes real-money loot box purchase News Mar 25th, 2019

Heroes of the Storm removes real-money loot box purchase

Players can still purchase loot chests with in-game currency

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