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.

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A new study has shown those who both gamble online and purchase loot boxes in free to play (F2P) online videogames (dual users) are more likely to be higher risk gamblers and gamers than those who ...

Examples provided by Epic include a "luck" boost like the one in Steal the Brainrot, purchasable content that can be used to ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The numbers are staggering - over 80 percent of children between the ages of 5 and 12 play video games today. Digital gaming worlds now attract an estimated 45.7 million ...

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, ...

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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.