2019: Beginning of the End for Loot Boxes - Inside Gaming Daily

It's finally time for loot boxes to die, let's dive headfirst into this autopsy.   Buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/briangaar http://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 http://twitter.com/snackary_ http://twitter.com/doplextv http://twitter.com/InsideGaming Sources: [Children’s Commissioner UK] Gaming the system https://tinyurl.com/y6mc9svp [Children’s Commissioner UK] Changes to gambling laws needed as our report into online gaming reveals children’s gambling fears https://tinyurl.com/y4we3s4g [Children’s Commissioner UK] Gaming the system https://tinyurl.com/y29mmoz4 [IGN] The Netherlands Starts Enforcing Its Loot Box Ban https://tinyurl.com/y4fsmofp [BBC] Video game loot boxes declared illegal under Belgium gambling laws https://tinyurl.com/y2jm2ymy [Kotaku] U.S. Senator Says His Anti-Loot Box Bill Has The Video Game Industry Worried https://tinyurl.com/yxe6dgea [Polygon] Hawaii lawmakers introduce loot crate regulation bills https://tinyurl.com/ydxqb66p [Games Industry dot biz] EA's Ultimate Team now worth $800 million annually https://tinyurl.com/y3t5say5 [Barrons] ‘Loot Boxes’ Could Be Trouble for the Videogame Industry. Here’s What You Need to Know. https://tinyurl.com/yynsuspa [Mashable] After spending $10,000 in FIFA, player realizes it's 'not worth it' https://tinyurl.com/y6lyncnf [Kotaku] Player Spends $62,000 In Runescape, Reigniting Community Anger Around Microtransactions https://tinyurl.com/y4arbbnf [Kotaku] Someone Spent Over $150,000 In Microtransactions On A Transformers Game https://tinyurl.com/y3tckepu [Engadget] EA tells UK Parliament loot boxes are 'quite ethical' https://tinyurl.com/y6s58lfm [Ars Technica] Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo team up to force loot box odds disclosures https://tinyurl.com/y4srqef7 [Counter-Strike] Release Notes for 9/30/2019 https://tinyurl.com/y2srscaq [Polygon] You won’t have to buy any of Modern Warfare’s weapons or attachments https://tinyurl.com/y4yklohe [Steam] NBA 2K20 https://tinyurl.com/y2kxwh3r [VG 247] NBA 2K20 is the biggest game of the year in the US so far https://tinyurl.com/y3d5vdnd