mechanics

Valve has taken further steps to ban exploitative game mechanics

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Valve has banned forced in-game advertisements for any game listed on the Steam platform. This means that any game that locks gameplay behind commercials, awards items for clicking a link, or utilizes any of the tricks that mobile games are so fond of will receive an instant ban. One thing to keep in mind is … Read more

Hoyoverse is facing a $20M fine over its loot box mechanics

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The publisher of Genshin Impact has agreed to pay a $20 million fine and implement stricter protection for children after a ruling from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The original complaint accused Genshin Impact of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and appealing directly to children while marketing gambling-like mechanics in the form of … Read more