FTC Holding A Public Workshop On Loot Boxes Later This Year

Late last year, the Federal Trade Commission, a government-connected but independent regulatory agency, signaled intentions to look at the controversy of loot boxes within the gaming space. The Entertainment Software Association, or ESA, immediately fired back that such a move was unnecessary, and the FTC was fairly quiet about it in the ensuing months. Now it seems they're back on the trail, as the agency has indicated that they will hold a public workshop on the topic later this year. The FTC ...