Lootboxes Only for Adults, New German Law One Step Away
The Bundestag has passed an amendment to the law on the protection of minors. The amendment recognises loot boxes as harmful to the development of children. It only needs the approval of the second chamber of parliament to enter into force.
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Adrian Piotrowski
March 6, 2021
AC: Valhalla Fans Frustrated with Payments and Lack of Free DLC
Fans of the latest installment of Assassin's Creed are not happy with Ubisoft's primary focus on introducing new paid items.
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Adrian Piotrowski
February 6, 2021
Capcom Rejects Gacha Mechanics and Lootboxes in Its Games
In its annual business and investment report, Capcom outlined its official position on lootboxes and gacha-type random loot mechanics in its games. The company firmly disassociates itself from such practices in the future.
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Michael Kulakowski
January 27, 2021
Activision Blizzard Achieves Record Value
Activision Blizzard can count the last few months as extremely successful. The company's value has never been so high, and its thanks to, in part, by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tom Borys
January 21, 2021
Former President of EA Sports: „Lootboxes Aren't Gambling”
Peter Moore - former president of EA Sports - recently gave an interview in which he referred to the issue of lootboxes, among other topics. In his opinion, those and similar mechanics are very far from gambling.
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Bart Swiatek
January 8, 2021
Diablo Immortal is to Encourage us to Make New Friends
Last day brought with it a lot of information about Diablo Immortal. All thanks to an AMA session with designer Wyatt Cheng and producer Caleb Arsenaux, who answered questions related to gameplay and microtransactions.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 24, 2020
New Microtransactions in AC Valhalla Speed Up Character Progression
Ubisoft has introduced new microtransactions in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. From now on, players can purchase boosters to acquired experience points and gold.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 17, 2020
Microtransactions are the Main Course in the Gaming Industry
The latest SuperData report has brought some interesting information. It turns out that almost 90% of revenues of the digital gaming market are generated by microtransactions.
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Adrian Werner
December 3, 2020
Players Mock Red Dead Online's Aggressive Monetization and Outlaw Pass
Rockstar released a new update for Red Dead Online, but its poor contents and high prices were a bitter surprise for RDO fans.
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Tom Borys
December 2, 2020
Paid Items From AC Valhalla Available for Free Thanks to Mods
AC Valhalla's PC fans share a way to unlock all items from the game's premium shop. Thanks to several tricks they acquired access to paid costumes and other cosmetic accessories that have not yet been officially announced by the developers.
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Michael Kulakowski
December 1, 2020
No More Account Family Drama as FIFA 21 Introduces Expense Control
FIFA 21 introduced a new function. From now on, it will be possible to check and limit the time spent in the game and money spent on microtransactions on PC (and soon also on consoles).
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 13, 2020
EA Sued Again, This Time Concerning Changes in FUT's Difficulty
There have been reports of another suit against Electronic Arts in connection with the Ultimate Team mode. This time the company has been accused of not informing players about the Dynamic Difficulty Level Adjustment system, which is supposed to encourage the use of microtransactions in FIFA, Madden NFL and NHL games.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 12, 2020
Penalty of Up to 500,000 Euros a Week for Lootboxes in FIFA
The Dutch Gaming Authority has ordered Electronic Arts to withdraw lootboxes (i.e. packs of player cards) from FIFA Ultimate Team within next three weeks. If the company does not comply, it will have to pay a weekly financial penalty of €500,000. EA intends to appeal.
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Paul Wozniak
October 29, 2020
New Chara in Genshin Impact Earned the Devs a Lot of Money
Genshin Impact is going on strong. The recent debut of the new heroine encouraged players to spend a lot of money, making MiHoYo's title the best-selling iOS game in eight countries.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 23, 2020
Endgame Genshin Impact Becomes Pay-to-Win? Community Rages
The popularity of Genshin Impact is not waning, but not everyone is delighted with some of the game's solutions. The controversy is primarily aroused by the Resin system, which, according to malcontents, limits the players at a later stage of the game too much and forces the frequent use of microtransactions.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 8, 2020
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EA Taking Flak for Lootbox Ad Aimed at Kids [Updated]
Electronic Arts has placed an advertisement of FIFA 21 Ultimate Team lootboxes in a toy catalogue available in Smyths Toys chain store in UK.
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Bart Swiatek
October 1, 2020
First Reviews: NBA 2K21 - Repetitiveness and Annoying Microtransactions
First reviews of the latest installment of Visual Concepts' sports series dedicated to basketball, NBA 2K21, have appeared on the web. It seems that this is not a title to revolutionize the series. The reviewers indicate solutions and elements copied from the previous installment and tiring, ubiquitous microtransactions.
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Bart Swiatek
September 9, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Will Not Cost More on PS5 and XSX
CD Projekt RED provided answers to investor questions. It was revealed that the price of the game on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will not be increased and that the microtransactions in multiplayer mode will not be aggressive.
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Aleksandra Dziwinska
September 6, 2020
Marvel's Avengers - Details on Free DLC and Microtransactions
Square Enix has published an article on the post-release DLC for Marvel's Avengers. The new characters along with story content will be made available for free, but the players will also receive an option to buy a premium pass.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 30, 2020
Another Lawsuit Against EA; Ultimate Team in FIFA and Madden is Gambling
Electronic Arts has been sued in California for FIFA and Madden Ultimate Team packages. According to the plaintiff, these lootboxes are nothing but a game of chance, an example of gambling, which is illegal in this state.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 17, 2020