ZBIT Loot Box is a unique digital asset built currently traded on the Ordinals blockchain. This NFT Collection was first minted in 2024. Each NFT (Non-Fungible Token) represents ownership of a ...

A Seattle firm raised $1.5 million and launched a new platform for digital collectibles, bringing the “loot box” mechanic from video games into the NFT space. Loot Labs‘ new project Boxed.gg offers ...

Earlier this week, we reported that European ratings board PEGI made an example out of Activision Blizzard and Plaion for leaving some key information out of their submissions for Diablo Immortal and ...

Austen Goslin (he/him) is an entertainment editor. He writes about the latest TV shows and movies, and particularly loves all things horror. Right now the game’s loot boxes are placed in a random pool ...

Loot boxes are in almost every major game these days, but they remain one of the most controversial topics in the space. New research from CQUniversity in Australia suggests that there's a correlation ...

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 ...

A recent update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive adds a curious new item to player inventories in France. Called the “X-ray Scanner,” it allows players to peek inside loot boxes before opening ...

This new system is how one Pokémon card collector found a PSA 10 Holo Gengar worth an estimated $33,883 in their Power Pack. They decided to sell it back to GameStop for $30,494.70. It’s still listed ...

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A detailed report from the UK Parliament's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee says that video games that sell loot boxes, a common name for randomized packs of digital items, should be ...

In a few weeks, FIFA 20, the next iteration of EA’s wildly popular football simulation franchise, will hit consoles with a raft of new game modes. But for many players, it will be all about FIFA ...

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