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The new ESRB loot box ratings alert consumers when a game offers random items for purchase.

Doom Eternal Creative Director Hugo Martin posted on social media to confirm there is no in-game store.

The loot box controversy continues, with new calls for legislation regulating what's perceived as gambling in online games.

The ratings tag and probability disclosure rates aren't going to stop consumers from falling prey to predatory design practices, advocates say.

The Big 3 and other developers will add loot box probability rates to all games with the crates by next year, but some notable names have yet to commit.

Gears 5 is dropping all random paid elements in favor of greater transparency, but seems to be slipping in a pay-to-win mechanic to make up for it.

Kerry Hopkins, vice president of legal and government affairs at EA, compared said lootboxes are nothing more than "surprise mechanics."

Players that want to purchase Merlin through Monster Super Mileage, Monster Super League's most recent event, should get ready to empty their wallets.

Microtransactions don't always have to ruin a game, and the free-to-play titles World of Tanks Blitz, Goddess Kiss, and Warframe prove that is the case.

A recent letter from Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons to Senator Maggie Hassan reveals a planned public workshop with a focus on loot boxes.

New winter cosmetics come to the Atomic Shop, and their high costs are leaving some players worried about the future of Fallout 76's microtransactions.

Red Dead Online's store allows players to use real-world money to purchase gold bars, a currency that can be exchanged for in-game goods and services.

The FTC is set to investigate loot boxes. The investigation would consider correlations between youth and gambling.

From a new Steam listing to an interview with Megan Starks and a promise from Tim Cain, there's fresh info mere days after "The Outer Worlds" official reveal.

Federal Trade Commision chairman Joseph Simons agrees to an investigation of loot boxes with the goal of protecting children and educating parents.

While other games are tainted with loot boxes, Shadow of War is a different case.

There is an issue with the gaming industry, but is it really with loot boxes or with us?

The first Metal Gear entry since Kojima's departure from Konami will require an online connection to play.

Here's a list of the biggest gaming controversies of the year, if you think you can handle it without getting angry (hint: you probably can't).

Puzzle Fighter takes what could have been a great, addicting game and hampers itself with micro-transactions and limited single-player mode