Sentences with phrase «all about loot boxes»

Shadow of War was only released on Tuesday, but if all the noise about loot boxes didn't affect your decisions to buy it, we have a nice little Shadow of War guide you may want to check out.

We imagine a lot of people have heard the complaints about loot boxes and assumed it's all a fuss about nothing.

As Josef explained it, «What happened there was like, during the day everybody's been talking about the Oscars — Oscar here, Oscar there — and when I went up there the idea was to talk about the Friends Pass, because the game is $ 29 and you don't have to buy two copies, but then there was all this bullshit about loot boxes and everything, and I just reacted like «F *** the Oscars!

Lots has been said about the loot boxes that entice people to spend extra money, for the sake of progression, in Middle - earth: Shadow of War.

«You do not even see them unless you go hunting in the menu» I get constant reminders about the loot box stuff everytime I go to the menu in - game to check my army or quests.

Criminal prosecution is just the next step in a worldwide battle about loot boxes.

We kicked around some thoughts of our own about loot boxes in the wake of uproars over their presence in Middle - earth: Shadow of War and Star Wars Battlefront 2.

GDC didn't ask about loot boxes in 2017, so we have no point of comparison, but it certainly felt like more than 1 in 10 games had loot boxes this past year.

For anyone wanting more context, here is the complete set of questions they had about loot boxes in Fantasy Strike and beyond, and the answers I provided:

This time, The Gamesmen talk about a Nintendo Switch exploit, Nintendo's E3 plans, the retirement of Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima, the Amazon Prime price jump, more about loot boxes, and, the imminent reveal of Switch Online service.

But it seems unlikely this will happen until gambling authorities change the way they think about loot boxes.

First up we have a statement from EA about loot boxes in Battlefront 2, and to be honest I don't think it says much.

Fans sure are mad about the loot boxes, although Patricia Hernandez says they weren't that bothersome in her review.

Angry fans are actively mad about loot boxes as a concept and swear off buying games that contain them.

Or it could be that most people aren't reading into the ruling and are just happy someone is doing something about loot boxes, even if its logically inconsistent.

But you can bet every developer is going to be asked about loot boxes in 2018, and if a game includes them, the response won't be pretty.

Let's talk about loot boxes and premium currency.

A lot of hullabaloo was made about the loot boxes and micro-transactions potentially ruining the experience.

A Slippery Slope Let's talk about loot boxes and premium currency.

Over the past few months, the debate about loot boxes has grown louder as players call for the mechanic to be classed as gambling.

«What about loot boxes?

As the debate about loot boxes and gambling rages, I can't help but wonder about Ultimate Team.

Unlike the first Star Wars Battlefront from DICE the sequel is going to have a single player campaign — now you can check out the trailer above to get a look at what to expect other than a fuss about loot boxes when the game launches on 17 November 2017.

This time, The Gamesmen talk about loot boxes, loot boxes, loot boxes, and net neutrality.

We're not too thrilled about the loot box system but everything else is good.

Many gamers have been complaining about loot boxes in games, stating that they're a form of gambling since it's like playing a slot machine where you spend money on an opportunity to get what you want, but there's a fairly low chance that you'll actually acquire the item you want.

Many of the people complaining about loot boxes now are the very same people who play and adore games, not right - wing religious extremists who want to obliterate everything we love.

The unparalleled outcry from players, fans, press, and politicians about loot boxes in Star Wars Battlefront II signaled that we were at a breaking point.

The crucial thing to understand about loot boxes is that they give you items that you could otherwise get simply by playing the game.

Not exact matches

In any interview with Gamespot, series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto and game director Yuuya Tokuda have opined on what loot boxes would mean for their series, and neither had good things to say about the idea.

Apple announced a sweeping revision to the guidelines for its App Store yesterday, which now includes a provision that loot boxes must be transparent about their odds.

We expressed doubts at the time about this change having any effect on the popularity of gacha mechanics in mobile games, and so far we haven't seen any tangible effect on loot boxes in mobile games.

Last week, reports about the next entry in the Battlefield series have started coming in, reports that have been met with a mixed reception, not surprising considering the whole Star Wars Battlefront 23 loot boxes controversy.

If you were hoping the loot box drama was about to end or slowly fade away, it is about to get a whole lot more interesting.

If you stop yourself from spending any money on loot boxes, and try not to think too much about the unfairness of it all, then there's no pretending that Battlefront II can't be a lot of fun.

NBA Live 18 vomits in - game currency at you as you play, so odds are if you care, you can be in a position to constantly have chances to open loot boxes without worrying about real money.

Not about whether it's any good but whether its controversial loot boxes constitute gambling.

So I started talking about all the loot boxes and everything because there's not any loot boxes in this, there will never be in any game that I do, never.»

Its quite simple really, they do nt listen to gamers because the gamers that keep complaining about EA and Activision's MT's practices and loot boxes etc...

They also talk about Monolith's decision to pull microtransactions, and loot boxes from Middle Earth: Shadow of War, and whether its too little too late.

Loombe also went into more detail about rewards, as there are three types, the first being these Clash Capsules, where if you bid one Ticket, you get loot boxes from a Clash Orb, while bidding five gives you Clash Capsule rewards.

Electronic Arts CEO talks about the decision of some regulators to classify loot boxes in some games as gambling, including FIFA 18.

Whenever you purchase a loot box — for anywhere from about 20,000 to 250,000 credits — you'll do so by picking a theme and size.

Fans will be pleased to learn that the developers are also steering clear of microtransactions and loot boxes — a potential bullet dodged, considering the recent consumer unrest about the practices.

Much has been maligned about EA recently, regarding loot boxes and the way they operate the business as a whole.

The looting system in Dying Light could use a little work the balance of items you receive seems fine, but just about everything is in a yellow tool box or a rusted looking crate, which is ok but there are so many other locations in the environment to spawn loot it seems silly that every other balcony has the same crate and tool box.

There is a wide range of implementation about what «loot box» means.

In the U.S., the ESRB has added a label to games to notify consumers about which games include in - game purchases like loot boxes and microtransactions.

EA CEO Andrew Wilson talked at length about the Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot crate / box controversy during a financial earnings call last night.

The sad fact is, more casual gamers types simply don't care that much about MTs or loot boxes in many cases, certainly not enough to hold EA accountable.