Hytale's been dropping updates faster than I've been able to keep track of, what with the addition of necromancy and flamethrowers, but Hytale's players are keeping a pretty strong pace too. The game ...

The Department of Defense has removed a loot box vending machine from the Pentagon after just a month of operations. A department spokesperson told Task & Purpose on Friday that the Lucky Box Vending ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pentagon removed a loot box machine from its main food court a month after it was installed. The Department of Defense has ...

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the most powerful military in the world, and now it’s also a place where you can try to win sports cards and other collectible items from a Lucky Box machine. On ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. Fortnite put third-party microtransactions live this past ...

It’s a question increasingly asked by regulators, researchers, and the guardians of vulnerable players, and one that’s becoming harder for the games industry to ignore. To understand why loot boxes ...

As part of GamesIndustry.biz's year-end, we're welcoming back Leon Y. Xiao of Beclaws to provide his annual look at the state of lootbox legislation worldwide. Welcome to another "re-run banner" for ...

Indie game developer Skye <3 and publisher Evil Corp Games both confirmed the official launch date of their upcoming game, Unboxathon. In case you missed this one, the game centeres around you opening ...

Loot boxes in gaming are virtual containers that can be earned by completing in-game objectives or purchasing them with real money or game currencies. The contents of loot boxes range from title to ...

When is a lootbox actually a lootbox? Well, that argument will no doubt rage in the legal offices in Brazil over the coming weeks and months, as the country’s President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, ...

The sale of loot boxes to under-18s will be banned in Brazil from March 2026. Stricter safeguards will also come into place for games where children can exchange messages, audio or video. Brazilian ...

Gabriel has been playing games since he was a kid. Loves most RPG games, platformers, and innovative indie games, and can talk for hours about how the first Fallout is the greatest game ever. He ...