ESRB To Include Loot Boxes In Its Ratings... Vaguely
10,620The Entertainment Software Rating Board will finally add loot boxes to its content descriptors when rating games... sort of.
After years of denial, the ESRB will now add "Random Items" to its existing "In-Game Purchases" label for titles with paid loot boxes in them. This label, however, applies to any purchase with an element of chance.
Like many portions of the game industry, the ESRB doesn't like the term "loot box" anymore. This is a classic case of too little and too late, as the organization introduces yet another performative measure to cover publishers' tracks.
Source: https://kotaku.com/esrb-ratings-will-now-tell-you-if-a-game-has-loot-boxes-1842838351
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