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New research shows 1 in 10 young people getting into debt over loot boxes News Dec 24th, 2020

New research shows 1 in 10 young people getting into debt over loot boxes

1 in 6 have taken money from their parents without permission

Report: Loot boxes and skin gambling will be making $50bn a year in 2022 News Apr 20th, 2018

Report: Loot boxes and skin gambling will be making $50bn a year in 2022

Almost double the £30bn this sector is due to make this year

New report refutes WHO claims about video game addiction News Mar 2nd, 2018

New report refutes WHO claims about video game addiction

Global trade bodies stand up to WHO’s claims that gaming addiction is a disease

UK Gambling Commission is talking to games companies over loot crate woes, but wants to have more contact News Dec 15th, 2017

UK Gambling Commission is talking to games companies over loot crate woes, but wants to have more contact

Body's hands tied until Government redefines gambling

First round of balances comes to Star Wars Battlefront 2 News Dec 5th, 2017

First round of balances comes to Star Wars Battlefront 2

Alterations to progression systems made

Bluehole confirms no gameplay-altering items are coming to PUBG News Dec 4th, 2017

Bluehole confirms no gameplay-altering items are coming to PUBG

But a tutorial is!

Reddit post highlights the danger of gambling addiction following Star Wars Battlefront 2 mess News Nov 30th, 2017

Reddit post highlights the danger of gambling addiction following Star Wars Battlefront 2 mess

Forum user Kensgold shares his journey into addiction through in-game purchases

Now GTA V company Take-Two says that loot boxes are not gambling News Nov 30th, 2017

Now GTA V company Take-Two says that loot boxes are not gambling

Publisher says it backs the ESA view on the matter; not surprising when they share the same boss

EA re-evaluating microtransaction strategy following Star Wars Battlefront 2 mess News Nov 29th, 2017

EA re-evaluating microtransaction strategy following Star Wars Battlefront 2 mess

And it looks like Visceral games closure MIGHT have had something to do with a move from 'linear games'

UK's Gambling Commission concerned by blurred line of video games and gambling News Nov 27th, 2017

UK's Gambling Commission concerned by blurred line of video games and gambling

But says loot crates do not constitute gambling under current definition

Hawaiian State Representative condemns Star Wars Battlefront 2 as being an “online casino” News Nov 23rd, 2017

Hawaiian State Representative condemns Star Wars Battlefront 2 as being an “online casino”

Chris Lee says the EA-published game is “designed to lure kids into spending money”

Belgium gambling commission calls for loot box ban following Star Wars Battlefront mess News Nov 22nd, 2017

Belgium gambling commission calls for loot box ban following Star Wars Battlefront mess

"Mixing gambling and gaming, especially at a young age, is dangerous for the mental health of the child."

EA axes microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II for the time being News Nov 17th, 2017

EA axes microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II for the time being

Follows phone call with Disney chief Bob Iger

EA cuts Hero cost in Star Wars Battlefront 2 News Nov 14th, 2017

EA cuts Hero cost in Star Wars Battlefront 2

Publishing giant once again doesn't fight back against the toxicity of its fanbase

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