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FTC fines Genshin Impact maker $20M for misleading kids on loot box costs, violating COPPA, and using confusing in-game ...

Nintendo isn’t immune from the backlash against loot boxes, and now a recently filed lawsuit claims the video game company used “dark patterns” to trick younger players into spending money ...

A new study of more than 1400 adults who gamble and play online video games has found loot box buying is associated with real-world gambling, video gaming addiction, and other mental health issues.

The Federal Trade Commission has fined the publisher of Genshin Impact $20 million for allegedly deceitfully marketing loot boxes to children and illegally collecting their data.

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 be able to buy them directly as was originally ...

Boffins observed patterns of compulsive spending, ... The report calls for loot boxes to be restricted within games to those aged over 18 and that virtual currency is replaced with regular money ...

Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere (aka Hoyoverse) has agreed to a $20 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its gacha loot box monetization and is now banned from ...

Loot boxes such as those in Apex Legends are at the centre of a heated debate that has prompted legislative action in Europe and Asia. Critics say they are unethical and exploitative, little more ...

Genshin Impact developer agrees to settle with the FTC over claims its loot boxes were unfair, especially ... Levine adds that companies that utilize "these dark-pattern tactics will be held ...

The Federal Trade Commission has fined the publisher of Genshin Impact $20 million for allegedly deceitfully marketing loot boxes to children and illegally collecting their data. The FTC's ...