Sentences with phrase «loot boxes out»

Shadow of War is yanking loot boxes out entirely, with Monolith explaining that the pay - to - play nature «risked undermining the heart of our game, the Nemesis System.»

Not exact matches

They show Destiny 2 game at both its best — as a frequently beautiful and consistently enjoyable shooter — and its worst, as a grinding loot box that ends up paying out in frustratingly small increments.

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.

So... with the knowledge that the loot boxes are all but vestigial, or used to pad out Act 4, my conclusion is simple.

Ranker said that the industry needs to figure out how to regulate loot boxes because it's unacceptable to have «predatory gambling masked in a game with dancing bunnies or something» (I'm pretty sure those bunnies feel unfairly singled out right now)...

According to a recent news story, Senator Kevin Ranker, a Democrat representing Orcas Island, introduced a bill that asks state officials and game developers to figure out whether loot boxes and other similar game mechanics are nothing more than a form of gambling that takes advantage of children.

«In practical terms this means that where in - game items obtained via loot boxes are confined for use within the game and can not be cashed out it is unlikely to be caught as a licensable gambling activity.

It doesn't end there, however — the Commission singled out an opportunity for reform, despite loot boxes not technically being classified as gambling.

Even though Take Two has recently announced that all their games going forward will feature loot boxes or microtransactions, Obsidian has confirmed via a post on their forums that they flat - out will not include such features in their upcoming RPG.

Lee, much like the findings of the Belgium Gaming Commission, considers loot boxes to be a form of gambling and wants them thrown out accordingly.

Despite misgivings I have with the loot boxes and a few technical niggles, Forza offers is by far the most accessible racing game out there.

Fear nor as despite being called loot boxes there's absolutely no pay to win in this game, the boxes are given out liberally as well and only contain skins for planes and other cosmetic changes.

In this age of loot boxes and games being locked behind a paywall, we need to remember that there are still free - to - play games out there that aren't trying to bleed us all dry.

The verdict is now in, and the investigation concluded that, out of ten investigated games, four must adjust their loot box mechanics or be reprimanded.

People will undoubtably struggle when it's their fav IP, but loot boxes have a way of eating out the core enjoyment of said games so - don't fret too much - your franchise is probably already dead.

But ultimate league is only one mode out of many, kind of like a fantasy league, and that is where the so called loot boxes are in.

In a market churning out free - to - play loot - box grinds, this meaty mobile experience is refreshing.

That's an issue, but the game is so generous in its loot boxes that you can entirely avoid ever spending real cash, with gear for characters being handed out to you all the time.

Try opening a loot box in any of the games I mentioned above, and notice the manner in which the process plays out.

Not wanting to leave anyone out, they also recommend that platform holders like Sony and Microsoft restrict their systems so that those underage can not make any payments into a game that has loot box mechanics.

Kansspelautoriteit further pointed out that six out of ten loot boxes probed into did not run afoul of existing gaming laws as they did not offer items with a monetary value.

The Dutch gambling regulator pointed out that loot boxes incorporate elements of games of chance into games that are generally based on skill, which makes their nature highly controversial.

Four out of ten loot boxes in video games were found to be violating the Dutch Betting and Gaming Act (Wet op de kansspelen), the local gambling authority, Kansspelautoriteit, said in a report on the matter.

A number of media outlets brought the news on Thursday that the gambling regulator has found out that loot boxes were indeed a form of gambling.

The gambling regulator pointed out that loot boxes incorporate elements of games of chance into games that are generally based on skill, which makes their nature highly controversial.

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Kansspelautoriteit) has released a report regarding the validity of in - game loot boxes under Dutch Law, finding that four out of the ten games the organisation analysed conflicted with the country's Betting and Gambling Act.

The Entertainment Software Rating Board, the agency that doles out age ratings to videogames in North America, declared a couple of days ago that loot boxes, despite their inherent randomness, do not constitute a form of gambling.

The verdict is now in, and the investigation concluded that, out of ten investigated games, four must adjust their loot box mechanics or be reprimanded.

As you can see in the video below, resources have been dramatically reduced, loot boxes aren't super-common, and the items that pop out of them tends to be of the low - value variety: Shotguns are plentiful (although StronkiTonki got a bad break with those night vision goggles in his first crate), but plasma rifles?

Even South Park who made such fun of loot boxes in an episode has a mobile game coming out that's got them in it.

«Any other President would be walking out of here with maybe one, maybe two loot boxes... they'd be paying through the nose for it.

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I'll ask again, «Can you imagine» if EA used the money raised from loot boxes to put out new free content like a new character?

Following on from the Reddit response to EA's latest explanation of Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot boxes, we look through twitter to find out what the industry thinks

It's Super Hero Manager 2017, the fighting game equivalent to Gran Turismo's B - Spec races and as well as being a great way to grind out challenges and Trophies with characters you can't use well (or just grab some free loot boxes while you do something else), you'll also find yourself rooting for your creation and cheering them on to bring you home that shiny new loot.

To me, THAT is what the real controversy should be, as it includes business models from big games out there, often not even using loot boxes, that ruin the concept of an even playfield in competition.

It's little details like this that help a game be more immersive, sony is making a huge mistake by taking down the serves, and if they truly feel proud of supporting this type of games, then the more reason why they should help it as much as possible, just because it didn't sold a million in the first months of release doesn't mean the game isn't worth it, if anything, is among the few games this year that's actually a true video game, something made with soul and passion, not a plastic product like most games that have come out recently, especially with the whole loot box fiasco.

While six out of the 10 games were in compliance with the Netherlands» gambling laws, the other four included items in their loot boxes that can be traded between players.

There is still some incentive to buy loot boxes for a gameplay benefit — Legendary mods can be made by combining blues, so what if you are just one blue away from the Legendary mod you need, and out of glimmer?

The director came out and said loot boxes would destroy the balance of the game and negatively affect the experience, so he would not put them in despite the game being extremely loot oriented.

With more and more countries, agencies and government bodies rushing to have their say on loot boxes, it may be wiser for developers to just remove the darn things before the suits regulate them out of existence.

And in a year where major publishers are trying to figure out how to make loot boxes the future of monetization, that is something worth paying attention to.

Plants vs Zombies is also MIA, probably because Electronic Arts couldn't figure out a way to add loot boxes.

But if Star Cards came out then something else would have to go in, as loot boxes are EA's way - as Jorgensen put it - of «layering in another economic model to try and make up for some of the economics you lose» by not selling DLC.

To fix Star Wars Battlefront 2, I would pull all Star Card abilities - character abilities - out of loot boxes so there is no way to buy progression in the game.

Especially when you see articles coming out about our game, or another game, and we have announced a load of new content and we're trying to find out what people think about those things but the conversation keeps coming back to that [loot boxes].

Loot boxes can be just as rewarding to the relationship between gamers and developers, as can be seen in June 2017 when Overwatch changed their loot box algorithm to prevent as many duplicates being handed Loot boxes can be just as rewarding to the relationship between gamers and developers, as can be seen in June 2017 when Overwatch changed their loot box algorithm to prevent as many duplicates being handed loot box algorithm to prevent as many duplicates being handed out.

The Dutch and Belgian gambling regulators carried out separate investigations into loot boxes and released their findings last month.

So... with the knowledge that the loot boxes are all but vestigial, or used to pad out Act 4, my conclusion is simple.

Though casinos and loot boxes are technically similar, there is one major difference - a casino can leave you empty handed, while you're guaranteed to get something out of a video game loot box.