‘Pokémon Go’ trial gives players a peek at what might be inside their eggs

Posted on 12/03/2021 by Engadget

Pokémon Go is giving some players the chance to peep the contents of their eggs in a move that could be aimed at preempting legal restrictions on loot boxes in Europe. Germany and Belgium have respectively passed laws limiting games that carry the ga...

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...

Epic Games is sending players V-Bucks to settle ‘Fortnite’ loot box class action lawsuit

Posted on 23/02/2021 by Engadget

Fortnite: Save the World players who purchased random loot boxes when they were available can expect to see 1,000 V-Bucks added to their account in the coming days. The move is part of Epic Games' efforts to settle a class action lawsuit filed ag...

Why FIFA Ultimate Team is often hated and very successful

Posted on 17/11/2020 by Engadget

‘See you in October’An annual, anticipated ritual took place last month: The release of the world's most popular videogame of the world's most popular sport. FIFA 21 will no doubt make over $1 billion, as each entry in the series has in recent years....

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...

ESRB’s in-game purchases label now includes a warning about loot boxes

Posted on 14/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The ESRB’s loot box label is becoming decidedly clearer. The ratings board has started applying an “In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items)” label that warns when games include loot boxes and other luck-of-the-draw items. Though the ESRB oversees g...

‘Fortnite’ will soon offer an Annual Pass with exclusive items

Posted on 12/12/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

It looks like Fortnite is getting an annual battle pass. As reported by Fortnite News, data miners have found files that point to this new option in the v11.30 update, released today. The salient info reads: "Purchase the 2020 Annual Pass and receive...

‘Rocket League’ update removes loot boxes from the game

Posted on 05/12/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Finally, the trend for randomized loot boxes in games is dying as publishers move away from the unpopular mechanic. As announced in today's update notes, Rocket League has changed its approach to cosmetic items to be less chance-based.

‘Rocket League’ will allow players to trade its not-quite-loot boxes

Posted on 05/11/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Rocket League developer Psyonix has revealed additional details about how the game's revised blueprint system will work when it launches next month. If you haven't followed Rocket League in a while, blueprints will soon replace the game's existing lo...

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