In new games for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, the chance of items falling out of loot boxes will always be indicated. Console games that violate this rule will simply not be published.

By the end of this year, Psyonix studio will change the monetization in Rocket League. Loot boxes with a random reward will be removed from the game.

Loot boxes in EA games are not an element of gambling, but “quite ethical and fun surprise mechanics”. That’s what EA’s vice President for Legal and government Affairs, Kerry Hopkins, calls it.

In addition to the changes in the Google Play rules, which App2Top.ru listed yesterday, Google clarified the list of prohibited content. In this regard, loot boxes are banned, unless the chance of obtaining valuable items is indicated in the game.

In the USA, Republicans and Democrats have united against loot boxes. In particular, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley’s bill banning loot boxes was signed by two members of the Democratic Party.

As it turned out, not all publishers place a big bet on loot boxes. Take-Two, for example, earned less than $87 million on boxes with random rewards last fiscal year.

The publisher will remove the loot boxes from the Belgian version of FIFA.

The Australian Environment and Communications Committee (ECRC) has published a 90-page report on the mechanics of loot boxes. The report is based on the results of a five-month study.

The US authorities have drawn attention to the problem of loot boxes. The head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Joseph Simons, announced that his department will study the mechanics of loot boxes and assess the extent of its impact on underage players. It is unknown how long the FTC investigation will last.

The UK Gambling Commission touched on the topic of loot boxes in a report on gambling. But now she denies that loot boxes can cause gambling addiction in players.

Valve had to listen to a lot of unflattering reviews about the Artifact card. The players who got access to the beta of the game today were unpleasantly struck by the monetization system.

Loot boxes are not something bad if implemented correctly. This position was shared by one of the Ubisoft developers in response to criticism of the introduction of loot boxes in Trials Rising.

Three Square Enix mobile titles are about to be blocked in Belgium. The reason is the presence of loot boxes in these games.

The laws of Belgium forced ArenaNet to take extreme measures. She turned off the ability to buy gems for Guild Wars 2 in the country. Most likely, this happened because of the fear of receiving a fine of € 800 thousand.

The situation around the loot boxes is heating up. In Australia, as a result of a large-scale study, it was concluded that the influence of loot boxes on players is psychologically similar to the influence that gambling has. The authors of the study also suggested limiting the sale of games with loot boxes.

Belgian players in Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm will soon not be able to buy loot boxes. Blizzard will disable this feature to comply with local laws — the country’s authorities have recognized luboks as gambling mechanics and banned publishers from monetizing titles in this way.

Psyonix, almost two years after the introduction of loot boxes in Rocket League, revealed how the drop drop system works. Fans of the game complained that it was worth telling about it earlier.

A new Steam update and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for Dutch and Belgian players have been released. Gamers are not allowed to open loot boxes on their own, but you are welcome to buy their contents in the Steam market.

Valve has disabled the ability to sell and exchange game items in online games Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 in the Netherlands. The reason was the country’s law prohibiting the circulation of virtual items that can be sold for real money or played as a prize in a gambling game with money bets.