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Loot Box Billions w/ Shaye Ruecker

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Loot boxes in video games like Fortnite and Star Wars Battlefront II seem innocent enough, so why are some countries banning them?

Shaye Ruecker explains how loot box mechanics are more like gambling than gaming, exploiting vulnerable players like children and people with addictions.
We also drink and discuss Cat's Got the Cream Ale by Rebellion Brewing.

Links:
www.rebellionbrewing.ca
marshdigital.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46MQ1ZMZ-l4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioZsXk4wLqs
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/loot-boxes-gambling-video-games-ftc-look-it-n941256

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Manage episode 241799491 series 2134757
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Loot boxes in video games like Fortnite and Star Wars Battlefront II seem innocent enough, so why are some countries banning them?

Shaye Ruecker explains how loot box mechanics are more like gambling than gaming, exploiting vulnerable players like children and people with addictions.
We also drink and discuss Cat's Got the Cream Ale by Rebellion Brewing.

Links:
www.rebellionbrewing.ca
marshdigital.ca
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46MQ1ZMZ-l4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioZsXk4wLqs
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/loot-boxes-gambling-video-games-ftc-look-it-n941256

  continue reading

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