Loot box researcher Leon Xiao has found that rating board warning labels about randomized loot boxes are being inconsistently applied. Xiao's latest study looked at the whether the North American ESRB ...

The Entertainment Software Rating Board, most commonly known as the ESRB, announced that it will soon add a back-of-the-box label alerting consumers to the presence of in-game purchases. These run the ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Following last year's breaking point with loot boxes and recent moves by lawmakers to take action against them, the Entertainment Software Rating ...