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A shiver crept through EA’s spine. You might recall the hooplah with loot boxes that was happening a few years ago. A not-inconsiderable number of countries ruled that they were essentially gambling. Well, the political machine moves slowly, but Australia has just passed new rules for loot boxes and gambling-related content. Starting September 2024, games […]
What will you do now, Ashens? Oh yeah, Wish.com. Loot Crate, purveyors of fucking inflatable fucking crowns boxes of random nerd crap is filing for bankruptcy. In total, since last month, they’ve let go around a couple hundred workers, with several dozen getting their walking papers just recently. But don’t worry if you have a […]
It’s not highway robbery; it’s a surprise business transaction! You know, we’ll be living in strange times when EA stops screwing the pooch. Because recently, they defended their loot box business model by calling them “surprise mechanics”. Per PCGamesN’s report on a recent oral evidence session with the UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport […]
The Overwatch Anniversary event launched earlier this week. And along with it, a whole bunch of sweet loot box items, including 10 really great legendary skins, plus one for Zarya. We were lucky enough to get one of the new skins, each, with our first box. Others, however, are not having such luck. And it […]
27 hours of freedom. In an interview with Eurogamer, Blizzard has confirmed that the service for Overwatch will end on October 2nd this year. This is, however, October 2nd in the Pacific time zone with no precise hour given, so depending on your location in the world, it may actually be October 1st or October […]
You won’t even be able to play it. In what is the latest in a long line of bad decisions for Activision Blizzard, Overwatch 2 will be replacing the original Overwatch completely. Yes, that’s right, the Free-to-Play sequel will be replacing a game you may have bought for real money entirely. The news comes from […]
Gambit Op-Ed – 7/31/19 There was a time not all that long ago where there was an honest debate about whether video games are art or not. Those on the art side of the debate had a lot of ammunition with games like Blue Ocean, Journey, Abzu, Portal, anything that Shiny ever developed and so […]
Get ready for a lot of new players coming in causing and screaming in your headset! The latest Overwatch Free Trial starts on November 20 and runs until November 27. Overwatch’s full roster of 29 heroes will be playable, including the newly announced Deadlock Gang outlaw, Ashe. Players can explore 26 maps in a variety […]
You can’t stop, won’t stop the delicious taste of Lúcio-Oh’s. It really is the dream for fictional foodstuffs to become real. And Overwatch‘s in game joke cereal, Lúcio-Oh’s, might actually get defictionalized. Discovered on 1fsschools.com by the people of The Junk Food Aisle, Lúcio-Oh’s aren’t just likely to be real. Instead of a crappy packed […]
Calling all heroes! This summer, Blizzard is partnering with the folks over at Twitch and Amazon to bring subscribers a series of bunch of in-game rewards. All Twitch Prime members can now claim two Wrecking Ball Loot Boxes in Overwatch. Available through September 3, 2018, these promotional Loot Boxes contain random items for the newest […]
EA and whatever is left of the shell that is Maxis sent over word that they have launched The Sims Mobile. The Sims Mobile brings players the experience from The Sims, where players can shape their Sims’ lifestyles by creating personalities, developing a range of relationships and designing the world they play in from their mobile phone or tablet. It […]
Salty New Year! Overwatch has kicked off their Year of the Dog event. Starting today, players can get Lunar New Year themed skins, both new and old, out of loot boxes. And what flashy skins they are; you’ll be disappointed when you don’t get any of them. In addition to a bunch of skins and […]
