{"id":121236,"date":"2017-10-11T17:33:21","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T15:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=121236"},"modified":"2017-10-11T17:34:17","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T15:34:17","slug":"opencritic-takes-a-stand-against-loot-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/121236-opencritic-takes-a-stand-against-loot-boxes","title":{"rendered":"OpenCritic takes a stand against loot boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Review site aggregator\u00a0OpenCritic<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is looking at displaying a video game\u2019s business model in its rankings.<\/p>\n

It\u00a0announced on Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0it would take a stand against the growing \u201cloot box\u201d business model, which is prevalent in modern games.<\/p>\n

Where loot boxes were previously restricted to free-to-play multiplayer games, many new titles have implemented the system.<\/p>\n

Star Wars: Battlefront II, Forza 7, and Middle-Earth: Shadow of War all feature in-game purchases and microtransactions \u2013 despite being priced at around R900 each.<\/p>\n

OpenCritic aims to differentiate between in-game purchases which are purely \u201ccosmetic\u201d and those which provide an advantage over others or affect core gameplay.<\/p>\n

The move follows a backlash against video game publishers for implementing microtransactions in full-priced games.<\/p>\n

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We’re going to take a stand against loot boxes. We’re looking into ways to add business model information to OpenCritic.<\/p>\n

\u2014 OpenCritic (@Open_Critic) October 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n