On 18 July 2023, the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced the latest set of guidance on the use of loot boxes in video games, coordinated by trade body UKIE and comes as the ...

UKIE's 11 principles are meant to deal with the industry's loot box issues without getting the government involved. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

As part of an ongoing inquiry in the UK as to whether video game loot boxes should be considered gambling restricted accordingly, the Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, Margot James, ...

This opinion piece was published in the new PocketGamer.biz newsletter. Sign up for more articles like this straight to your inbox right here. Last week, the BBC ran with the headline “Top-selling ...

Nearly 90% of the best-selling mobile game fail to mention the inclusion of loot boxes in advertising, according to a new investigation conducted by the BBC. The corporation said in a report that the ...

Loot boxes and other in-game microtransactions involving randomisation have been controversial for at least the past five years. This changed in 2022. In the past year, we saw both pre-existing ...

What just happened? The UK is taking a stand against loot boxes in video games. Trade association Ukie and the government have published 11 new "Industry Principles" relating to their use. These are ...

Epic Games have refuted claims they are going to “add gambling” to Fortnite via user-created loot boxes. The company insists creators will have to disclose the odds on “paid random items.” RELATED: ...