Claire Murdoch, mental health director of England’s National Health Service (NHS), has reignited the loot box controversy with a report claiming they push young people into “under the radar” gambling. PC Gamer reports: “Frankly no company should be setting kids up for addiction by teaching them to gamble on the content of these loot boxes”, she said. “No firm should sell…
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Call of Duty Will Have a Battle Pass Instead of Loot Boxes
Activision and Infinity Ward are doubling down on their commitment to not have loot boxes in the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare with the announcement that it will instead feature a battle pass. The new system is almost identical to other battle pass systems found in games like Fortnite. IGN reports: In a newly published blog post, Activision announced that…
People with a gambling problem spend more on in-game loot boxes
When the makers of Heroes of the Storm removed loot boxes from their game, in-game spending decreased but only among problem gamblers Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205863-people-with-a-gambling-problem-spend-more-on-in-game-loot-boxes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
People with gambling problems seem to spend more on in-game loot boxes
When the makers of Heroes of the Storm removed loot boxes from their game, in-game spending decreased but only among problem gamblers Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205863-people-with-gambling-problems-seem-to-spend-more-on-in-game-loot-boxes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…