Gaming
France Shows Concern About Loot Boxes

The Loot Box odyssey continues on! With even more positive news coming directly to the gamers themselves. This time, we have a France politician writing to local authorities about his concerns regarding the Loot Boxes in Star Wars: Battlefront II.
Meet Jerome Durain, a French senator who wrote to the Autorité de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne (Or Regulators of Online Games). The letter to the agency opens by praising video games and esports in particular for helping contribute to the cultural and economic growth of entertainment in France.
Despite all of the positives, Durain pointed out in his letter posted on Twitter that the video game world is constantly evolving, with one potential area of concern being the growing trend of loot boxes and microtransactions, as most recently brought to the forefront by Star Wars: Battlefront II.
#lootboxes je dépose une question écrite @mounir et écrit à l'@arjel pour trouver le meilleur moyen d'éviter des dérives pic.twitter.com/1p65PW4wjq
— Jérôme Durain (@Jeromedurain) November 16, 2017
He mentioned that there is some amount of worry among the gaming crowd that microtransactions could have a “deleterious” effect on the industry. Durain took issue with games that can offer loot boxes as part of a “pay-to-win” scheme, mentioning Star Wars: Battlefront II by name in making his point.
He also is an advocate to the solution I proposed in regards to Loot Boxes a few days ago. He doesn’t see an issue with having Loot Boxes that contain purely cosmetic items (Like in Overwatch). But he also sees that Battlefront II‘s loot boxes could be seen as a form of gambling, with the suggestion being that if they are, some amount of consumer protection may be advisable.
Durain said he also spoke with other key parties in France about this, including the country’s Secretary of State for Digital Affairs, video game consumer and developer bodies, and eSports organizations. With all of their input considered, Durain said he’s confident France can make progress towards action.
Here’s the bigger shock, this letter’s date was dated November 16. The same day the microtransactions were pulled out of the Star Wars: Battlefront II scene. And well, it seems like we’re going to keep seeing new legislation about this soon.
Consoles
Resident Evil Death Island Reunites Favorite Characters

The latest trailer for Sony Pictures Entertainment’s CGI film Resident Evil: Death Island, released July 25, features the outlandish action and melodrama that made the franchise a cult sensation.
This Resident Evil Avengers-esque team-up features Leon S. Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, and Rebecca Chambers.
The T-Virus and killer whales take the gang to Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, where a new nightmare awaits. In magnificent slow motion and with progressively heavier ordinance, the Dream Team will supposedly destroy zombies, Lickers, mutant orcas, and anything else foolish or nasty enough to stand in their path.
Gaming
Attention! Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine for PS5, PS4 Launches June 22nd

In a horrific new video, Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine is coming to PS4 and PS4 on June 22. Expect agony and tight gameplay from independent wizards Team Meat, well known for their pioneering, tough-as-ham platformer Super Meat Boy.
This “mean meat machine” reimagines your grandpa’s old black-and-white puzzle games for a younger, hipper, more bloodthirsty audience. We’re delighted the wait won’t be long for this one.
Super Meat Boy fan? Team Meat?
Gaming
Blizzard is developing two Diablo 4 expansions

Diablo 4’s post-launch support will keep you playing for years, according to Blizzard. General manager Rod Fergusson confirmed two expansions and free content updates.
“As I sit here, we’re about to launch the main game; we’re finishing up season one; we’re working on season two; we’re working on expansion one; we’re kicking off expansion two,” he told PC Gamer on the Kinda Funny Xcast. These two DLCs may release sooner than expected. Fergusson says the live service model lets Blizzard release content faster than Diablo III.
With tens of hours of content in the base game, Diablo 4 is massive. This could be Destiny 2 or Genshin Impact, with seasons and DLC. That thought excites or frightens you. Leave a comment and check out our Diablo 4 guide for help with the PS5 and PS4 games.
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