Apple on Friday was hit with a proposed class action lawsuit targeting loot boxes in games and apps, a mechanism typically characterized by in-app purchases that present buyers with randomized digital ...

In September 2024, Australia introduced a new classification approach for games with gambling-like content. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Under this scheme, video ...

Apple is being sued over the inclusion of games with loot boxes on the App Store. As reported by Apple Insider, the tech giant was hit with the lawsuit on Friday, June 12th. It was filed through the ...

In recent years, there has been an increase in putative class actions alleging that game developers, game publishers, and even platforms should be liable for alleged harms flowing from loot boxes in ...

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The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has upheld two claims against Hutch Games for violating loot box disclosure rules. The regulator found that ads for F1 Clash: Car Racing Manager on the App ...

The UK Government recently weighed the question of whether to regulate loot boxes in games, and decided that the video game industry should first be allowed an opportunity to self-regulate and ...

The rise of the video game industry in recent years has led to growing scrutiny of certain practices by government officials. Most recently, on August 7, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held ...