"the lootboxes are okay, they're just cosmetic"
"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground
December 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"the lootboxes are okay, they're just cosmetic"
lootboxes are mkultra
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 AM
lootboxes are mkultra
La pesca son las lootboxes del reino animal
March 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
La pesca son las lootboxes del reino animal
jeffrey epstein? the inventor of lootboxes?
February 1, 2026 at 5:31 AM
jeffrey epstein? the inventor of lootboxes?
Lootboxes go out tomorrow.
I have five sets left, if anyone wants one they're 20 bucks
I have five sets left, if anyone wants one they're 20 bucks
July 1, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Lootboxes go out tomorrow.
I have five sets left, if anyone wants one they're 20 bucks
I have five sets left, if anyone wants one they're 20 bucks
The whole "oh, but lootboxes ARE okay?" rejoinder to literally any criticism of gacha mechanics falls flat for me because, well, no, I don't play games with lootboxes either. Or daily limits, premium currencies, season passes, blindbox cosmetics, pay-to-win bullshit, or in-app purchases of any kind.
October 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
The whole "oh, but lootboxes ARE okay?" rejoinder to literally any criticism of gacha mechanics falls flat for me because, well, no, I don't play games with lootboxes either. Or daily limits, premium currencies, season passes, blindbox cosmetics, pay-to-win bullshit, or in-app purchases of any kind.
This is actually outrageous if there is real money gambling w/ lootboxes considering iirc we did determine lootboxes as real money gambling
December 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This is actually outrageous if there is real money gambling w/ lootboxes considering iirc we did determine lootboxes as real money gambling
i hate lootboxes but i love violence more than i hate lootboxes
March 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
i hate lootboxes but i love violence more than i hate lootboxes
Jeffrey Epstein invented lootboxes
February 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Jeffrey Epstein invented lootboxes
ICAN FINALLY OPEN LOOTBOXES
September 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
ICAN FINALLY OPEN LOOTBOXES
ngl I'd do 150 in return for the death of lootboxes
AAA video games should cost $100 on launch. this would still be extremely cheap for the amount of time and enjoyment you get out of them! But an audience of whiny babies has kept them literally at the same price for *two decades* despite both general inflation *and* sector-specific costs rising
October 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
ngl I'd do 150 in return for the death of lootboxes
wild that we have some solid evidence that video game lootboxes are ideologically pedophilic
February 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM
wild that we have some solid evidence that video game lootboxes are ideologically pedophilic
can't be emphasised enough that no matter how empty Valve's defense of lootboxes sounds, the lawsuit is also a trojan horse to censor violence in games so it's not a good idea to side with it lol
Valve - About the New York Attorney General lawsuit against Valve help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view...
March 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
can't be emphasised enough that no matter how empty Valve's defense of lootboxes sounds, the lawsuit is also a trojan horse to censor violence in games so it's not a good idea to side with it lol
Finally, undertale lootboxes
March 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Finally, undertale lootboxes
BTW if you're thinking about how younger kids are safe from this form of predation, we need to talk about lootboxes one of these days
The amount of money and effort currently being invested in trying to addict young people to gambling in the USA can only be compared to when Philip Morris actively targeted 10 year olds to have active customers for the next 40
"why are men so stupid they do cryptocurrency and sports gambling" i feel like im losing my fucking mind. there was a multiyear advertising campaign for all of this shit, directly targeted at young men, on every platform ever created!!!
April 17, 2024 at 4:32 PM
BTW if you're thinking about how younger kids are safe from this form of predation, we need to talk about lootboxes one of these days
bring back overwatch lootboxes
October 30, 2024 at 1:50 AM
bring back overwatch lootboxes
the thing about lootboxes is they only work because the parents pay for them
hot take : for me THIS is what is going to kill AI.
because the vast majority of people wont pay for that.
and at some point, AI cannot survive on investment only, when the return will not come, investors will start to pull out, and the bubble will start to crumble.
because the vast majority of people wont pay for that.
and at some point, AI cannot survive on investment only, when the return will not come, investors will start to pull out, and the bubble will start to crumble.
A coworker alerted me to the fact that—starting this week—you now have to buy credits from Adobe to use the generative AI tools in the professional software we already pay a subscription fee to access, even if it generates something worthless…this isn’t a productivity tool, it’s a slot machine.
July 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
the thing about lootboxes is they only work because the parents pay for them
Almost 10 lootboxes.... legendary..
September 23, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Almost 10 lootboxes.... legendary..
Hace tiempo trabajaba traduciendo un MMO con lootboxes y era amiga del de At. Cliente. Algunos emails que llegaban eran ATERRADORES: gente pidiendo que bloquearse su IP porque estaban enganchados, madres cuyos hijos les habían robado miles de € para comprar lootboxes... Asqueroso todo.
August 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Hace tiempo trabajaba traduciendo un MMO con lootboxes y era amiga del de At. Cliente. Algunos emails que llegaban eran ATERRADORES: gente pidiendo que bloquearse su IP porque estaban enganchados, madres cuyos hijos les habían robado miles de € para comprar lootboxes... Asqueroso todo.
mhhh, supermarket oranges, nature’s lootboxes
November 24, 2024 at 10:21 AM
mhhh, supermarket oranges, nature’s lootboxes
“spent a billion dollars on lootboxes, ZERO Mozarts, this thing is a scam!”
December 19, 2023 at 1:09 AM
“spent a billion dollars on lootboxes, ZERO Mozarts, this thing is a scam!”
they should add lootboxes to vivado
August 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
they should add lootboxes to vivado
the entire reason the gaming industry is so dogshit right now is the domino effect from "putting aside" lootboxes. "putting aside" any controversy only serves to benefit from the people causing it, this isn't new and we shouldn't "let it slide sometimes"
Gen-AI controversy aside, after 30 minutes with Crazy Taxi: World Tour, it feels like classic arcade Sega - and it's an absolute blast
www.eurogamer.net/crazy-taxi-w...
www.eurogamer.net/crazy-taxi-w...
September 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
the entire reason the gaming industry is so dogshit right now is the domino effect from "putting aside" lootboxes. "putting aside" any controversy only serves to benefit from the people causing it, this isn't new and we shouldn't "let it slide sometimes"
abolish gacha and lootboxes
10.5% of Japanese people in their 20s report overspending on in-game purchases to the point of financial struggle
automaton-media.com/en/news/10-5...
automaton-media.com/en/news/10-5...
10.5% of Japanese people in their 20s report overspending on in-game purchases to the point of financial struggle - AUTOMATON WEST
A survey by SMBC Consumer Finance offers statistics on how much young adults in Japan spend money on gacha pulls and other in-game purchases.
automaton-media.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:58 AM
abolish gacha and lootboxes
these 4 squeaki lootboxes all had a 100% squeaki drop chance
April 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
these 4 squeaki lootboxes all had a 100% squeaki drop chance