BRUSSELS, July 19 (Reuters) - The European Commission should better protect children with stricter consumer rules for digital coins and videogame loot boxes, the Dutch government said, according to a ...

Overwatch 2 is about to launch in free-to-play form soon, and many players are wondering if the game will have loot boxes. The first instalment, for better and worse, was hugely responsible for ...

Overwatch 2's monetisation system is a bit of a mess at the moment, and that's putting it mildly. Blizzard's hit FPS sequel has been roundly criticised by its own community for disregarding players ...

With consumers, gamers and lawmakers expressing concerns about whether loot boxes are predatory or contribute to gambling-like behavior, game developers can take steps to minimize the possibility of ...

In September, member of the Finnish Parliament Sebastian Tynkkynen proposed a bill to regulate loot boxes as a form of gambling in Finland. To understand what the bill could mean for the Finnish games ...

We have Valve to thank for the introduction of paid loot boxes in PC gaming, but the loot box trend didn't really kick off until Overwatch made box-opening fun, cool, and sometimes free in 2016. Six ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. One of the original Overwatch's most best-known features, loot boxes, are coming to Overwatch 2 as part of Season 15 on February 18--though you won't ...

With the onset of digital gaming and live service titles, developers have introduced ways to monetize projects post launch. One of the most recognizable of these systems are loot boxes. While random ...

How do you open Overwatch 2 loot boxes? Loot boxes were an Overwatch 1 staple, so it's no surprise that fans were a little disappointed when the random reward system was removed from the sequel. Over ...