Germany may restrict games with loot boxes to adults

Posted on 09/03/2021 by Engadget

Another European country could soon place legal restrictions on video game loot boxes. As Der Spiegel and Eurogamer report, Germany's Bundestag has passed a reformed Youth Protection Act that would limit loot boxes to games with an 18-plus age ra...

Game+’s real-money esports platform launches on shaky ground

Posted on 02/02/2021 by Engadget

Game+ comes to the Android and iOS app stores today, offering a platform for users to win (and lose) real money by playing popular video games against friends and strangers. It’s not a new idea, but it represents a collision of heavily regulated mark...

Google will soon allow gambling apps on the Play Store in the US

Posted on 29/01/2021 by Engadget

Android users in regions other than the UK, Ireland, France and Brazil will soon be able to find and download real-money gambling apps from the Play Store. Google has updated its program policy allowing apps that “enable or facilitate online gambling...

Google will let you limit YouTube ads for booze and gambling

Posted on 10/12/2020 by Engadget

Google is introducing new advertising settings that allow users to see fewer ads related to gambling and alcohol. The feature will be available on YouTube within the US first, but will also eventually be available for all Google ads as well. The comp...

EA removed a FIFA microtransaction ad that was aimed at kids

Posted on 30/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

EA has pulled an ad that marketed FIFA microtransactions to kids in UK toy store Smyths’ magazine. The ad suggested children “use FIFA Points to open packs,” through which they receive a random selection of players in the Ultimate Team (FUT) mode. FI...

Apple faces lawsuit over loot boxes in App Store games

Posted on 13/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Most complaints about loot boxes (aka “surprise mechanics”) in games are levelled against the developers, but the latest is aiming at the stores offering those games. AppleInsider has learned of a potential class action lawsuit accusing Apple of prof...

A machine-learning system may have predicted the World Series winner

Posted on 22/10/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

The 2019 MLB postseason has been a wild one. The Dodgers imploded in the first round, clearing the way for the Washington Nationals to rout a listless Cardinals team and win their first NLCS since 1933. Back East, the Astros won out against the Yanke...

UK officials call for loot boxes to be regulated like gambling

Posted on 12/09/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Regulators in both the US and the UK have been investigating the loot box mechanics found in many games to see if they should be considered gambling. The UK Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee has now released a...

Fox is the first US sports network to put its name on a gambling app

Posted on 04/09/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

At the same time as sports hub theScore announced it's launching a new betting app, media giant Fox has unveiled its own gambling platform. Fox Bet rolls out first in New Jersey, and will give users access to sports content, news, expert insight, com...

TheScore’s sports-betting app is live, but only in New Jersey

Posted on 03/09/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Sports hub theScore announced today that it is launching a new betting app, aptly called theScore Bet. The app, available for both Android and iOS, will be the first mobile sportsbook operated by a media company in the United States. However, placing...

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