loot boxes
Media & Entertainment
As regulation heats up, will gaming studios’ gamble on loot boxes pay off?
9:00 am PDT • July 17, 2022
Loot boxes, a way for players to receive random in-game rewards in exchange for real money, have been disparaged for a while now, and they’re now increasingly subject to government…
Media & Entertainment
Google Play cracks down on marijuana apps, loot boxes and more
11:54 am PDT • May 30, 2019
On Wednesday, Google rolled out new policies around kids’ apps on Google Play following an FTC complaint claiming a lack of attention to apps’ compliance with children’s privacy laws, and…
Gamers feel passionately about loot boxes; turns out some elected officials do, too. A new Senate bill was formally introduced today with bipartisan support, and it could categorically shift how…