Two years after introducing an 'in-game purchases' label, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board is now set to include disclaimers for games with loot boxes and other random paid elements. The new ...

The colorful and fascinating art of the fruit-box label has captured the collector’s eye as well as that of the art lover. Tens of thousands of such labels were produced and pasted on wooden crates ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Musicians have been creating and running their own record labels ...

Loot box researcher Leon Xiao has released the results of his latest study into loot box advertising, which found that ads for games on social media routinely run afoul of UK and EU regulations when ...

Notably, the ESRB’s proposed labeling system does not specifically call out randomized purchases such as loot crates; it only points out the ability to buy downloadable content. Here’s our coverage of ...

Stop shredding your cardboard boxes when removing labels. Peel them cleanly off with a razor and a steady hand. If you reuse boxes with any frequency you know what a hassle having to remove or cover ...