The ESRB has introduced a new label on its rating system which is meant to account for in-game purchases. The new label is “In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items).” It will be assigned to any game ...

Earlier this week, the ESRB introduced a new label as part of its rating system, called “Includes Random Items.” This label is meant to account for in-game purchases constituting a random nature, such ...

Overwatch is just one of many games that offer randomised loot boxes for purchase. Credit: Overwatch The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) announced today that it will now label physical ...

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The ESRB’s loot box label is becoming decidedly clearer. The ratings board has started applying an “In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items)” label that warns when games include loot boxes and other ...

The ESRB has announced a new ratings label for games with loot boxes and other randomized in-game purchases.

The ESRB has updated its new in-game purchases label warning with even more transparency and will now disclose a game's randomized elements. The new label would specifically mark games with random ...

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 ...