Valve says it will fight New York’s loot box lawsuit
Valve says it will fight New York’s loot box lawsuit
Valve wants players to know that it plans on fighting New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, which last month accused the company of promoting “illegal gambling” through its in-game loot boxes.
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In an email sent to Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 players in New York, Valve says it’s “disappointed” in the lawsuit’s claims, arguing that mystery boxes are “widely used” across other games and also exist in the physical world with baseball cards, Pokémon, and Labubu.
Since 2023, Valve says it has worked with the AGs to explain how its virtual items and mystery boxes work. It argues that players “don’t have to open mystery …
New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing Valve for "illegally promoting gambling" through the loot box systems it has built for video games like Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and Dota 2, according to a press release. The attorney general seeks to "permanently stop Valve from promoting gambling features…
The attorney general of New York Letitia James is suing Valve, alleging the platform illegally promotes gambling to children. This comes from a press release issued by the attorney general's office today, which states that following an investigation, the office of the attorney general "found that Valve’s video games, including…
Valve has responded to the New York Attorney General's lawsuit, stating it has "serious concerns with the alterations the NYAG claims are necessary to make to our games." The attorney general of New York, Letitia James, announced her office was suing Valve at the end of February, alleging the platform…