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  1. Polymarket paid influencers to fake winning bets, built dummy websites to pull it off

    techspot.com/news/112856-polym

    > The Wall Street Journal reports that Polymarket paid at least 10 influencers over the past several months to post videos in which they pretended to win

    #scam #lootboxes #polymarket #capitalism

  2. Polymarket paid influencers to fake winning bets, built dummy websites to pull it off

    techspot.com/news/112856-polym

    > The Wall Street Journal reports that Polymarket paid at least 10 influencers over the past several months to post videos in which they pretended to win

    #scam #lootboxes #polymarket #capitalism

  3. Apple et plusieurs éditeurs condamnés au Brésil pour leurs loot boxes dlvr.it/TT3fJ6 #Apple #LootBoxes

  4. Apple et plusieurs éditeurs condamnés au Brésil pour leurs loot boxes dlvr.it/TT3fJ6 #Apple #LootBoxes

  5. Stretta del PEGI su loot box e acquisti in-game: in arrivo rating più alti per i giochi che li includono. L'ESRB americano, al contrario, non modificherà i propri criteri di valutazione.

    #Notizievideogiochi #gamingnews #Videogiochi #lootboxes

  6. A PEGI acabou de explodir o modelo de negócios de muitas editoras. 💣 A partir de junho/2026, jogos com loot boxes/gacha passam a ser PEGI 16+. O EA Sports FC pode saltar de "3 anos" para "16 anos" em uma única decisão. 🎮🚫 #Games #LootBoxes #PEGI

  7. A PEGI acabou de explodir o modelo de negócios de muitas editoras. 💣 A partir de junho/2026, jogos com loot boxes/gacha passam a ser PEGI 16+. O EA Sports FC pode saltar de "3 anos" para "16 anos" em uma única decisão. 🎮🚫 #Games #LootBoxes #PEGI

  8. Courthouse News: New York accuses gaming giant Valve of getting kids hooked on gambling with ‘loot boxes’. “In a 52-page complaint, filed in New York Supreme Court, the state takes aim at three of Valve’s most popular games: Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2. The latest iteration of each game is free to download, but allows players to open virtual crates for around $2.50 a […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/27/courthouse-news-new-york-accuses-gaming-giant-valve-of-getting-kids-hooked-on-gambling-with-loot-boxes/
  9. Courthouse News: New York accuses gaming giant Valve of getting kids hooked on gambling with ‘loot boxes’. “In a 52-page complaint, filed in New York Supreme Court, the state takes aim at three of Valve’s most popular games: Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2. The latest iteration of each game is free to download, but allows players to open virtual crates for around $2.50 a […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/27/courthouse-news-new-york-accuses-gaming-giant-valve-of-getting-kids-hooked-on-gambling-with-loot-boxes/
  10. Tubefilter: Fortnite’s new developer-made item sales: Loot boxes yes, outfits and emotes no. “Starting today, Fortnite developers (who have been able to make custom Islands/game modes on Fortnite‘s platform since 2018) will be able to make and sell their own in-game items to its tens of millions of players.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/12/fortnites-new-developer-made-item-sales-loot-boxes-yes-outfits-and-emotes-no-tubefilter/
  11. Tubefilter: Fortnite’s new developer-made item sales: Loot boxes yes, outfits and emotes no. “Starting today, Fortnite developers (who have been able to make custom Islands/game modes on Fortnite‘s platform since 2018) will be able to make and sell their own in-game items to its tens of millions of players.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/12/fortnites-new-developer-made-item-sales-loot-boxes-yes-outfits-and-emotes-no-tubefilter/
  12. Пять минут увлекательнейшего контента с открытием ~170 лутбоксов в R6: Siege.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJqFC9H7qKE

    Вы этого не просили. Я этого не очень хотел. Но шитпоста ради - сделал.

    #log #video #shit #R6 #Siege #lootboxes #YouTube

  13. Пять минут увлекательнейшего контента с открытием ~170 лутбоксов в R6: Siege.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJqFC9H7qKE

    Вы этого не просили. Я этого не очень хотел. Но шитпоста ради - сделал.

    #log #video #shit #R6 #Siege #lootboxes #YouTube

  14. 5Rights Foundation: Research reveals “non-existent” enforcement of industry-led standards on loot boxes. “New research published by the Royal Society has found ‘widespread’ non-compliance and ‘non-existent’ enforcement of the UK’s industry-led, self-regulatory principles on in-game loot boxes. The industry principles – introduced in 2023 by the games industry body UK Interactive […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/5rights-foundation-research-reveals-non-existent-enforcement-of-industry-led-standards-on-loot-boxes/

  15. #MechaBREAK looks like a total disappointment given by its Steam reviews:

    - You can only progress buying loot boxes
    - Grindy and with progression caps
    - Kernel Level AntiCheat
    - Sluggish than the videos
    - “Typical Chinese Freemium game”

    Yeah, I’m skipping this one for sure. I have better things to do than grinding mechas that doesn’t even exist.

    #Videogames #Gaming #Games #AmazingSeasunGames #Seasun #Kingsoft #China #Freemium #F2P #Mecha #Steam #Demo #Gacha #Lootbox #Lootboxes

  16. #MechaBREAK looks like a total disappointment given by its Steam reviews:

    - You can only progress buying loot boxes
    - Grindy and with progression caps
    - Kernel Level AntiCheat
    - Sluggish than the videos
    - “Typical Chinese Freemium game”

    Yeah, I’m skipping this one for sure. I have better things to do than grinding mechas that doesn’t even exist.

    #Videogames #Gaming #Games #AmazingSeasunGames #Seasun #Kingsoft #China #Freemium #F2P #Mecha #Steam #Demo #Gacha #Lootbox #Lootboxes

  17. “Genshin Impact deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little chance of winning,” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “Companies that deploy these dark-pattern tactics will be held accountable if they deceive players, particularly kids and teens, about the true costs of in-game transactions.”

    ftc.gov/news-events/news/press

    #genshinimpact #lootboxes #ftc

  18. “Genshin Impact deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little chance of winning,” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “Companies that deploy these dark-pattern tactics will be held accountable if they deceive players, particularly kids and teens, about the true costs of in-game transactions.”

    ftc.gov/news-events/news/press

    #genshinimpact #lootboxes #ftc

  19. Australia combats loot boxes with new rating law. Plus The Sims is the next game to get a movie and Nintendo sues Palworld developer. Catch up on the #gamingnews each week with Walkthrough sifter.com.au/post/australia-c
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    #videogames #gamingpodcast #lootboxes #gachagames

  20. Har blitt eksponert for den her, og tror kanskje flere kan finne det interessant å se en del av logikken bak hvorfor mobilspill (og andre spill) er som de er når det kommer til #microtransactions, #lootboxes, #gacha og så videre.

    youtube.com/watch?v=xNjI03CGkb

  21. Har blitt eksponert for den her, og tror kanskje flere kan finne det interessant å se en del av logikken bak hvorfor mobilspill (og andre spill) er som de er når det kommer til #microtransactions, #lootboxes, #gacha og så videre.

    youtube.com/watch?v=xNjI03CGkb

  22. 🎰 No Alcampo de Área Central vendem "carros surpresa" 🤷‍♂️

    #LootBoxes

  23. 🎰 No Alcampo de Área Central vendem "carros surpresa" 🤷‍♂️

    #LootBoxes