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Brazil considers whether to make loot boxes illegal News Apr 7th, 2021

Brazil considers whether to make loot boxes illegal

Could define them as gambling

Games with loot boxes might be given automatic 18 rating in Germany News Mar 8th, 2021

Games with loot boxes might be given automatic 18 rating in Germany

This is the result of changes to the country's youth protection laws

'Dynamic Difficulty' class-action lawsuit against EA gets dropped News Mar 4th, 2021

'Dynamic Difficulty' class-action lawsuit against EA gets dropped

Publishing giant apparently showed the legal team "detailed technical information" to show this tech isn't in use

EA vet Moore says FIFA Ultimate Team isn't gambling, but understands scrutiny News Jan 8th, 2021

EA vet Moore says FIFA Ultimate Team isn't gambling, but understands scrutiny

Former exec says that his personal view is loot boxes are a "long way" from gambling

Report: 31% of young gamers don't know how much they spend on loot boxes News Dec 23rd, 2020

Report: 31% of young gamers don't know how much they spend on loot boxes

"We are calling for parents to be aware of the risks of loot boxes when buying presents this Christmas"

EA is facing another loot box class-action lawsuit News Nov 12th, 2020

EA is facing another loot box class-action lawsuit

Publishing giant says it is "baseless"

Netherlands Gambling Authority charges EA $5.86m over FIFA loot boxes News Oct 29th, 2020

Netherlands Gambling Authority charges EA $5.86m over FIFA loot boxes

But the publishing giant plans to appeal the decision

EA faces Canadian class action lawsuit over loot boxes News Oct 21st, 2020

EA faces Canadian class action lawsuit over loot boxes

Publisher facing legal action over its implementation of the business model

Update: EA removes monetisation ad from kids magazine News Sep 29th, 2020

Update: EA removes monetisation ad from kids magazine

Encouraged the purchase of FIFA Points

UK's call for views over loot boxes and gambling News Sep 23rd, 2020

UK's call for views over loot boxes and gambling

Consultation runs until 22 November

PGC Helsinki Digital: Loot boxes are still the "number one monetisation method used in core games" globally on mobile News Sep 15th, 2020

PGC Helsinki Digital: Loot boxes are still the "number one monetisation method used in core games" globally on mobile

App Annie senior insights market manager Lexi Sydow confirmed this during a Superstar Session

EA faces lawsuit over Ultimate Team loot boxes News Aug 18th, 2020

EA faces lawsuit over Ultimate Team loot boxes

Firm facing a class-action lawsuit in California

Report: EU should treat loot boxes as a consumer protection matter rather than gambling News Jul 28th, 2020

Report: EU should treat loot boxes as a consumer protection matter rather than gambling

Research says that parental controls should be easier to understand

The UK's House of Lords calls for loot boxes to face gambling regulations News Jul 2nd, 2020

The UK's House of Lords calls for loot boxes to face gambling regulations

DCMS first investigated the issue last year

Apple is being sued for having games with loot boxes on the App Store News Jun 16th, 2020

Apple is being sued for having games with loot boxes on the App Store

"A large percentage of Apple's revenues from App Store games come from the in-game purchases"

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