What's in the box?

Over time, places like Monte Carlo and Las Vegas turned gambling into a global industry, packed with bright lights, high stakes, and non-stop traffic. Casinos like the Bellagio, MGM Grand, and Marina ...

Overwatch kicks off its massive relaunch season with an impressive array of free items obtainable via Twitch and the PlayStation Store.

This piece tracks how those casino-style mechanics show up in games, how research links loot spending to gambling, and how ...

A Seattle firm raised $1.5 million and launched a new platform for digital collectibles, bringing the “loot box” mechanic from video games into the NFT space. Loot Labs‘ new project Boxed.gg offers ...

Jared Carvalho is a Contributor from the United States and a longtime fan of video games, having started the hobby with a SNES when he was six and never looking back since. He often finds himself ...

Blizzard is not quite inviting regulators to look, but it’s certainly a curious decision. Once upon a time, loot boxes where the big evil that was corrupting and festering in the video game industry.

Now it’s time for the least surprising news story of the day. EA has announced that it will continue to use loot boxes in the upcoming FIFA 23, even though several European countries consider the loot ...

Loot Boxes are a very popular feature in online and electronic games. They are collectors best friend and worst enemy at the same time, offering the chance to get rare items in one spin or infinite ...

A detailed report from the UK Parliament's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee says that video games that sell loot boxes, a common name for randomized packs of digital items, should be ...

In the last few years, a new, unregulated and lucrative game of chance has popped up. It is tempting kids and confounding regulators around the world. We are talking about loot boxes. They are ...