Sentences with phrase «whether loot»

Belgium's Gaming Commission is investigating whether the loot boxes of «Star Wars: Battlefront II» and «Overwatch» should be considered as gambling.

The regulatory body of Belgium is trying to determine whether the loot boxes offered by the upcoming «Star Wars» game is considered as gambling.

Late last month, three Washington senators introduced legislation calling for a study into whether loot boxes constitute gambling.

A bill introduced by state Sen. Kevin Ranker, D - Orcas Island, this month in the Legislature aims to find out just that, asking Washington officials and game developers to determine whether loot boxes — and similar video game mechanics — are a form of gambling that preys on children.

Hawaii state Rep. Chris Lee's legislation doesn't seek to answer the question of whether loot boxes are gambling.

Chris and Louise discuss whether the loot box war has already been lost, and which 16 - bit games they'd like to see resurrected.

While there is robust debate over whether loot boxes should be considered gambling, the fact that they are both expensive habits and use similar psychological principles suggest loot boxes should be treated with extra scrutiny.

Queensland said they are «currently investigating» whether loot boxes could indeed «offend any legislation we administer.»

The Organizations That Could Do Something About Loot Boxes Don't Care (Patrick Klepek / Waypoint) «The heated conversation around loot boxes is unlikely to die down anytime soon, and one question raised is whether loot boxes represent a form of gambling.

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.

Just recently, Australian and Belgium authorities are now questioning whether loot boxes fall under gambling legislation.

The question is whether the loot boxes found in Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Overwatchviolate this law.

Now, governments around the world are looking into whether loot boxes should stick around.

Other than the usual Pay - to - Win complaints, which have been common for years now, the big question is now whether these loot boxes constitute a form of gambling or not.

The debate over whether loot boxes should be considered gambling, feels like it has reached breaking point.

The heated conversation around loot boxes is unlikely to die down anytime soon, and one question raised is whether loot boxes represent a form of gambling.

PEGI followed in the foosteps of the ESRB, except it put the onus on gambling commissions to make a determination on whether loot boxes are materially different and require regulation:

The debate over whether loot boxes should be thought of as gambling tools is not going to go away, with the UK

Kansspelautoriteit investigated whether items received in loot boxes had a monetary value and whether the loot boxes had a high addiction factor.

The debate over whether loot boxes should be thought of as gambling tools is not going to go away, with the UK Gambling Commission ruling that boxes do not come under its control because the rewards on offer were usable only in the game.

This fact gave rise to the question of whether loot boxes are permitted on the grounds of the Betting and Gaming Act (Wet op de kansspelen).

Now, Washington State lawmakers have joined the fray and are digging deeper in an effort to determine whether loot boxes are a form of gambling targeting children.

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.

Following the huge controversy with Star Wars Battlefront II loot boxes, which eventually forced EA to remove them temporarily, there's been a lot of talk whether loot boxes can be considered as gambling.

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EA initially responded by hastily removing the in - game loot system, but it was unclear whether it might return, and in what form.

AG Andrew Cuomo said this morning it's completely «appropriate» for senators to be asked to publicly state whether they believe scandal - scarred Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. should retain his leadership post after he's been charged by the AG with allegedly looting his Bronx nonprofit of more than $ 14 million.

Whether the bill, carried by Sen. Tom Croci (R - Sayville), would affect school superintendents like Frank Tassone, who looted the Roslyn school district of $ 2.2 million but still receives his $ 175,295 state pension, is open to interpretation by the courts.

Whether a cause of the looting and rioting or not, it was clear that the timing of the troubles of the last few days was down to the death of Mark Duggan.

Nigerians have the right to know more about the allegations, including the names of the states involved, and whether the recently returned $ 321m Abacha loot was affected by the reported fraud and corruption.»

Whether you prefer the frenetic firefights, the WoW type co-op teamwork, the Diablo like loot grinding or the deep character customization in terms of your weapons attributes, this title has a lot going for it.

The second is a loot shooter whose fanbase can't seem to determine whether or not they actually like it.

Whether we are seeing a wave of criticism that will end up erasing or minimizing the use of loot boxes from mobile gaming (and gaming more generally) remains to be seen.

If lawmakers go ahead and regulate loot boxes, I wonder how that will affect the various genres of games that depend on them, and whether we'll end up with something better or not.

While they have yet to address whether the game will be paid or free to play, I can speculate that the game will easily be cheaper than most games available on the PlayStation Store since both developers (DADC and Loot Entertainment) are mobile centered developed meaning they are adjusted to a different app environment so they will hopefully decided a justified price model for the game that is sure to satisfy the masses.

The Netherlands Gaming Authority was also interested in whether addiction risks are associated with opening loot boxes.»

Whether it be avoiding the implementation of loot boxes, or omitting a highly requested feature that would otherwise imbalance an experience, developers whose decisions align with their vision of a game, over the fastest route to sales, give us hope that there is still some creativity in this creative industry.

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

These figures represent a monumental investment compared with the original Avanti coupe's $ 4,455 cost, and whether anyone chooses to plunk down the loot for an Avanti rather than for a Cadillac, Mercedes, BMW or the like, probably will depend more on emotion than on any other factor.

Whether it was too much southern Australian drawl or just system intolerance to a wider range of spoken inflection, we needed to be AB - SO - LOOT - LEE CLEAR with our spoken commands — far more than most voice - recognition systems we've used — making it overly distracting and undermining the safety advantage hands - free systems were designed to offer in the first place.

Whether it's a pissed off French mime, a really hopeful lawyer playing the lawsuit lottery out of California, the government of Thailand, or a handful of savages eager to use a cartoon of Mohammad as an excuse to burn, loot, rape, and kill — they're going to step aside and let the publisher bear the blame.

If you have to evacuate and your home is looted while you're away, that could be a covered loss whether or not you have wind coverage.

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.

Because of the backlash to Battlefront II, Shadow of War, and similar mechanics in Need for Speed Payback, loot boxes are currently being dissected in gaming and non-gaming communities as to whether they constitute gambling.

Whether you happen to kill everybody or sneak through without touching a hair on a guard's head there's immense satisfaction to be gained from getting through a level, nailing every secondary objective and escaping with the sweet, sweet loot.

With the debacle that was Star Wars Battlefront II and its implementation of loot boxes gaining such publicity the question of whether they are...

There is also the loot which the game provides a fair amount of to agonise over whether you would like more damage and more health.

Aside from the legal status of the loot boxes, Kansspelautoriteit also probed into whether these posed addiction risks to players.

The question of whether or not loot...

The issue of loot boxes and whether they should be considered gambling has been an issue for some time within the gaming world, but it seemed to come to a head with this particular product.

It will be interesting to see whether the next wave of blockbuster games contain loot boxes that require a financial contribution to unlock or if the makers revert to allowing gameplay to take its course.