![]() We have not found that parents are differentiating between a lot of these different mechanics." Vance also noted that the ESRB's research found nine out of ten parents required children to have permission before making any in-game purchase, suggesting that a general warning would help "the vast majority of parents out there." Still not “gambling?”įurther Reading The rarest new PUBG items show up once every 80 years, on averageThough many have compared in-game loot box purchases to gambling, Vance said the ESRB's position against that characterization hasn't changed. ![]() We need to be clear, concise, and make it easy for them. "We can't overwhelm them with a lot of detail. "Parents need simple information," Vance continued. The "in-game purchases" label will appear on the box right by the game's letter rating, nearby but separate from existing content descriptors such as "Intense Violence," "Nudity," and "Strong Sexual Content." The label will be applied evenly to all games that include any additional content to be purchased, including "bonus levels, skins, surprise items (such as item packs, loot boxes, mystery awards), music, virtual coins and other forms of in-game currency, subscriptions, season passes and upgrades (e.g., to disable ads)," the ESRB said in a press release.Įven when parents are told what a loot box is, she added, "we found the primary concern by far is children spending money." Thus, Vance said, "it's very important for us not to harp on loot boxes per se, but make sure we're capturing loot boxes but also other types of purchases." To this end, a newly launched ESRB website at is intended to help explain the ratings system in more detail and give parents information on how to set up parental controls on popular gaming devices. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) today announced that all physical, boxed games that contain in-game purchases will include a label notifying purchasers of that fact "in the near future." The new program expands on a similar "digital purchases" label that already appears alongside the ratings for exclusively downloadable games that appear on some digital storefronts. So long, supply drops: Call of Duty gets rid of randomized loot boxes.Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with in-game currency.EA confirms it isn’t secretly “fixing” FIFA matches. ![]() Loot boxes too similar to “problem gambling” to avoid regulation, report says.Two European countries won’t get Diablo Immortal because of loot box laws.A lot of loot box games do the same confusing thing.) reader comments 209 with Video game loot boxes (The game has two kinds of coins: ones that can only be earned, and ones that can only be purchased with real money. Many readers told us that the Exquisite Basketball news has reignited their interest in the hobby, but here's 15 sneaker trading cards you can buy on eBay right now.Enlarge / As an example, here's Quake Champions' loot box scheme, with the paid boxes' prices hiding behind a confusing "secondary" currency. In fact, sneaker cards have popped up in packs since the memorabilia card boom in the 90s. While we're all looking forward to Upper Deck's new set, it's not the first time sneaker pieces have been added to trading cards. ![]() Exquisite Basketball hits hobby shops in early November. The limited edition series, perhaps the most ambitious swatch collection to date, features extra thick cards with genuine pieces of signature shoes. Yesterday, Upper Deck sent the sneaker community into a frenzy after unveiling a new signature sneaker series as part of their upcoming Exquisite Basketball set.
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