Ryan Conway Social Links Navigation Writer Latest articles by Ryan Conway Gambling or player choice? The furious debate around FIFA’s loot box system By Ryan Conway Published 3 November 21 Kick Off Such systems are now commonplace, but their impact on player behaviour is fiercely debated. Kick Off The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware dealsKeep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES 1 Steam Week in Review: Steam Next Fest has over 8,000 demos, as worthless vibe coded slop levels up 2 23 devs teamed up to make a free game of 'innovative yet questionable volume sliders,' and it feels like browser-based WarioWare 3 Dark Souls 2 dataminer shows off massive prototype coliseum level from early development 4 Leaked AI safety bill from Anthropic only requires government intervention if 50+ injuries or $1 billion are at risk 5 The Outlast Trials' initial playtests went poorly: Designer says 6-year development took 'a f**king long time' and 'a s**t-ton of prototypes'
Gambling or player choice? The furious debate around FIFA’s loot box system By Ryan Conway Published 3 November 21 Kick Off Such systems are now commonplace, but their impact on player behaviour is fiercely debated.