Valve says loot boxes are just like "Pokemon, Magic the Gathering, and Labubu" as it pushes back against New York lawsuit, claims it's being pressured to "collect more personal data" for "additional age verification"
Valve is pushing back against a lawsuit from the New York Attorney General's office that claims its loot boxes constitute gambling. The company argues that these "mystery boxes" are akin to collectible card games and has expressed concerns about demands for increased personal data collection for age verification. Valve states it will comply with any future legislation but intends to fight the current lawsuit.
- Entities
- Company: Valve
- Topic: Data Privacy
- Company: New York Attorney General's Office
- Topic: Loot Boxes
- Game: Dota 2
- Topic: Age Verification
- Game: Team Fortress 2
- Game: Counter-Strike 2
- Topic: Gambling
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