"I have so much feelings..." Loot Systems; Loot Boxes

Nice Games Club - a gamedev podcast! - A podcast by Ellen, Stephen, and Mark - Thursdays

Categories:

This week, your nice hosts get into it. Stephen is split on everything, Mark is the bad guy, and it's all Martha's fault.Stephen and Mark talked about their Ludum Dare 40 game, Widget Satchel, which Martha played on last week’s Nice Plays episode!0:03:58Loot SystemsZelda: Breath Of The Wild Players Are Tricking Amiibos To Grind For Rare LootEthan Gach KotakuNioh's latest patch fixes its most annoying flaw Jeffrey MatulefEurogamerStephen brought up our recent episode on repetition in games,"Schrödinger’s Animal Crossing."NeuroVoider Chock-Full of Rogue-Like KillBot Twin-Stick ShootingJames CunninghamHardcore GamerBungie says it " betrayed" Destiny 2 fans over transparencyYouTube0:29:30Loot BoxesLoot boxes in video games will soon get a review flag from OpenCriticSam MachkovechArs TechnicaWhat You Need To Know About Shadow of War's Controversial Loot BoxesPatricia HernandezKotakuA Guide To The Endless, Confusing Star Wars Battlefront II ControversyGita JacksonKotakuGearbox boss Randy Pitchford is ‘very much against predatory monetization schem… Dustin BaileyPCGamesNAn inconvenient truth: game prices have come down with timeBen KucheraArs TechnicaI Just Got A Bunch Of Overwatch Gift Cards, And I'm Terrified To Use ThemNathan GraysonKotakuHow Luis Von Ahn Turned Countless Hours Of Mindless Activity Into Something Val…Alison GriswoldBusiness InsiderGame Designer Damion Schubert posted a thread on Twitter about how to do loot boxes ethically. Mark was not convinced.