Valve have moved to dismiss a New York attorney general lawsuit accusing them of facilitating illegal gambling by way of lootboxes on Steam, after first seeking to try it in the court of public opinion. In a memo filed this week, the company offered a largely familiar defence against the New York AG lawsuit, hinging on the idea that randomised lootbox rewards can't be defined as gambling under…
O ECA Digital entrou em vigor na semana passada e afetou diversos jogos no Brasil, incluindo o popular Roblox, que aumentaram sua classificação indicativa por conter mecânicas de loot boxes. Segundo a lei, esse tipo de monetização, que oferece itens aleatórios mediante pagamento, pode servir como incentivo para práticas como apostas para crianças.
No entanto, a legislação brasileira acabou…
O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) assinou, nesta quarta-feira (18), três decretos que regulamentam o Projeto de Lei 15.211/2025 , viabilizando a implementação imediata do Estatuto Digital da Criança e do Adolescente (ECA Digital). As novas regras entraram em vigor na última terça-feira (17).
A legislação sancionada em setembro do ano passado estabelece uma série de medidas para…
_Leon Y. Xiao of Beclaws, the author of GameIndustry.biz's annual_ _Loot Box State of Play_ _feature, gives his opinion on_ _PEGI's landmark decision over loot boxes_ _, whereby from June onwards, games submitted for classification that contain paid random items will be rated PEGI 16._
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In an unusual show of candour, Valve have spoken out publicly against a lawsuit filed in New York, USA that accuses them of "letting children and adults alike illegally gamble" via loot boxes in Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2.
With the caveat that I am no Atticus Finch-esque legal expert or even a Louis Tully-grade bumbler, I find Valve's rebuttal to be a mixture of whataboutery…
Valve has responded to New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against the firm, stating it does not believe that lootboxes in its Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 games unlawfully encourage minors to gamble, adding it was "disappointed" to see the action go ahead despite efforts to "educate" the NYAG about virtual items since "early 2023."
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Tis the season for taking Steam to court, apparently. A new class action lawsuit has been filed in Washington, USA accusing Valve of running an unlawful gambling operation through lootbox mechanics in Counter-Strike 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against Valve, alleging that loot boxes in Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and Dota 2 unlawfully encourage minors to gamble.
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