It's finally time for loot boxes to die, let's dive headfirst into this autopsy.  

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[Children’s Commissioner UK] Gaming the system https://tinyurl.com/y6mc9svp

[Children’s Commissioner UK] Changes to gambling laws needed as our report into online gaming reveals children’s gambling fears https://tinyurl.com/y4we3s4g

[Children’s Commissioner UK] Gaming the system https://tinyurl.com/y29mmoz4

[IGN] The Netherlands Starts Enforcing Its Loot Box Ban https://tinyurl.com/y4fsmofp

[BBC] Video game loot boxes declared illegal under Belgium gambling laws https://tinyurl.com/y2jm2ymy

[Kotaku] U.S. Senator Says His Anti-Loot Box Bill Has The Video Game Industry Worried https://tinyurl.com/yxe6dgea

[Polygon] Hawaii lawmakers introduce loot crate regulation bills https://tinyurl.com/ydxqb66p

[Games Industry dot biz] EA's Ultimate Team now worth $800 million annually https://tinyurl.com/y3t5say5

[Barrons] ‘Loot Boxes’ Could Be Trouble for the Videogame Industry. Here’s What You Need to Know. https://tinyurl.com/yynsuspa

[Mashable] After spending $10,000 in FIFA, player realizes it's 'not worth it' https://tinyurl.com/y6lyncnf

[Kotaku] Player Spends $62,000 In Runescape, Reigniting Community Anger Around Microtransactions https://tinyurl.com/y4arbbnf

[Kotaku] Someone Spent Over $150,000 In Microtransactions On A Transformers Game https://tinyurl.com/y3tckepu

[Engadget] EA tells UK Parliament loot boxes are 'quite ethical' https://tinyurl.com/y6s58lfm

[Ars Technica] Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo team up to force loot box odds disclosures https://tinyurl.com/y4srqef7

[Counter-Strike] Release Notes for 9/30/2019 https://tinyurl.com/y2srscaq

[Polygon] You won’t have to buy any of Modern Warfare’s weapons or attachments https://tinyurl.com/y4yklohe

[Steam] NBA 2K20 https://tinyurl.com/y2kxwh3r

[VG 247] NBA 2K20 is the biggest game of the year in the US so far https://tinyurl.com/y3d5vdnd

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The gaming world had some pretty rough moments in this year of our lord 2019, so let's COUNT THEM DOWN, BABY. 

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[Twitter] Tweet from @CallidumGaming https://bit.ly/2sMGRK3

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[Gfycat] nL Live - WWE 2K20 Midnight Release Stream! GIF https://bit.ly/3876JjQ

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[Bethesda] Private Worlds, Scrapboxes & More Come to Fallout 76 with Fallout 1st https://beth.games/2YhzplF

[SegmentNext] Fallout 76 Will Not Have A Season Pass or Paid DLC, Everything is Free https://bit.ly/2rYJo3y

[InvenGlobal] Hong Kong player Blitzchung calls for liberation of his country in post-game interview https://bit.ly/2DKBEor

[PlayHearthstone] Hearthstone Grandmasters Asia-Pacific Ruling https://bit.ly/389iXbG

[YouTube] Blizzard President Addresses Hong Kong Controversy - Blizzcon 2019 (IGN) https://bit.ly/35XEH8C

[IGN] Blizzard/Netease Chinese Social Media Account Takes China's Side https://bit.ly/3653lEt

[Polygon] Bethesda support site leaks Fallout 76 customers’ personal info https://bit.ly/2PbAk3b

[Arstechnica] Blizzard won’t reverse Hearthstone pro’s Hong Kong protest suspension https://bit.ly/360L8I6

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It's the most wonderful time of the year. And by wonderful time of the year we mean time to SHIT ON EVERYTHING THAT DISPLEASED US.

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[Newzoo] The Global Games Market Will Generate $152.1 Billion in 2019 as the U.S. Overtakes China as the Biggest Market https://bit.ly/2Mg4D8e

[N4G] Dollhouse Review - The Digital Fix https://bit.ly/34AGijP

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We explore why mundane tasks that we hate in real life can be so damn RELAXING in video games.

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[gameAnalytics] How To Perfect Your Game’s Core Loop https://tinyurl.com/qv92e22

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The UK wants to ban loot boxes in video games, but it's anyone's guess if that legislation will pass. This is the worst "will they or won't they" story in 2019.

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[The Guardian] Charity warns that betting features in video games harm young people https://tinyurl.com/t6mrgf3

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[Royal Society for Public Health] Skins in the Game https://tinyurl.com/sdtw4ue

[Children’s Commissioner UK] Gaming the system https://tinyurl.com/y6mc9svp

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We take a look at these dying years of Redbox gaming.

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[The Verge] Redbox no longer rents video games, and it will end game sales this year

[Redbox] Enormous Game Sale

[Statista] Breakdown of U.S. computer and video game sales from 2009 to 2017, by delivery format

[Sony] FY2017 Consolidated Financial Results

[Push Square] Sony Data Shows Digital Sales Continue to Grow on PS4

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Sony is releasing a new DualShock 4 attachment in this last leg of the PS4's life-cycle... But why?

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[Business Insider] The next-generation Xbox has a much simpler name than you might think: It’s actually just ‘Xbox’

[Kotaku] Sources: Microsoft Is Still Planning A Cheaper, Disc-Less Next-Gen Xbox

[Game Rant] PS4 Passes Xbox 360 Lifetime Sales

[Business Insider] Why the Xbox One is losing to the PS4, according to the guy who made Xbox matter

[Polygon] Julie Larson-Green to take over Xbox hardware division following Mattrick’s departure (update)

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Consoles, COOL. But we've also got some pretty big personal news to drop at the end of the episode.

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[Business Insider] The next-generation Xbox has a much simpler name than you might think: It’s actually just ‘Xbox’

[Kotaku] Sources: Microsoft Is Still Planning A Cheaper, Disc-Less Next-Gen Xbox

[Game Rant] PS4 Passes Xbox 360 Lifetime Sales

[Business Insider] Why the Xbox One is losing to the PS4, according to the guy who made Xbox matter

[Polygon] Julie Larson-Green to take over Xbox hardware division following Mattrick’s departure (update)

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We compare the upcoming next gen consoles.

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[Gamespot] PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X Specs: Let's Compare Next-Gen Console Hardware https://tinyurl.com/r2z45uw [Xbox] Power Your Dreams with Xbox Series X, Available Holiday 2020 https://tinyurl.com/wnz3gce [Gamespot] Xbox Series X Specs: Twice As Powerful As Xbox One X https://tinyurl.com/ql66mdo [Eurogamer] PS5 specs, new PS5 controller details, possible PS5 games and all confirmed PlayStation 5 details so far https://tinyurl.com/yxbf8ggj [Wired] Exclusive: What to Expect From Sony's Next-Gen PlayStation https://tinyurl.com/y62ohpcr [LetsGoDigital] Sony PlayStation DualShock 5 controller with multi-player mode https://tinyurl.com/w2hvc5j [The Verge] HOW SONY BOUGHT, AND SQUANDERED, THE FUTURE OF GAMING https://tinyurl.com/sxk5zno

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We recap The Game Awards 2019 and why this year's show seemed so tepid.

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[Nintendo] Bravely Default 2 - Switch https://tinyurl.com/v5o3698

[Daniel Ahmad] Looks like Gamestop just leaked a big The Game Awards announcement. - https://tinyurl.com/uy33e7s

[GamesRadar] Final Fantasy 7 Remake box art update confirms one year of PS4 timed exclusivity - https://tinyurl.com/rdvl4ac

[GameSpot] Xbox Series X Will Be Twice As Powerful As Xbox One X, Here's What We Know

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[Techradar] Here's your first look at a real PS5 (or the dev kit, at least)

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[TheVerge] Godfall is the first game announced for the PlayStation 5

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[PlayStation] Ghost of Tsushima Launches on PS4 Summer 2020

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[Polygon] Telltale Games employees speak out about the studio’s controversial revival

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