We've had a lot to say about loot boxes in video games, and in the wake of our own reviews and rants about their growing prominence, regulation and public scrutiny have followed. Researchers have ...

New FIFA 22 loot boxes consumer report cites "dark patterns" A report authored by the Norwegian Consumer Council says gamers are “manipulated” to spend money by Raid: Shadow Legends and FIFA ...

Five loot boxes at $5 is cheap enough, but 50 loot boxes at $34.99, or 7,500 V-bucks in Fortnite for $59.99, is a considerable amount of money.

"Counter-Strike" raked in nearly $1 billion last year from loot boxes — cases that players can purchase containing random items of varying value — a controversial feature some regulators liken ...