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Steal the Brainrot, one of Fortnite's biggest creative maps, is now charging a ton of money for loot boxes and gambling-like ...

A new study of more than 1400 adults who gamble and play online video games has found loot box buying is associated with real-world gambling, video gaming addiction, and other mental health issues.

Buying packs of trading cards like Pokémon or Magic: The Gathering may be more similar to gambling than many realize, according to a new international study. Researchers found that spending money on ...

Loot boxes are in-game rewards provided randomly to players. Sweden has linked them to problem gambling in its younger citizens. But just how big is the problem? Known as the Spelinspektionen, the ...

Modern gaming has come a long way from the pixelated adventures we once enjoyed on consoles like the NES. Creative developers have found new ways to allow players to enjoy the experiences they offer, ...

Epic Games’ potential addition of ‘paid random items’, or loot boxes, to me and you, has caused uproar amongst Fortnite players who, by their own definition, have probably spent their whole life ...

Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney Taylor Hardwick is employed under funding by the Australian Research Council (FF220100076; ...

Balatro, which was a runner up for The Game Awards' Game of the Year award, is certainly a popular game. However, for months now it's been plagued with a black mark of sorts on digital storefronts.

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