Media Features: 2026

Link to all previous media features in 2025

1. Chapple, C. (2026, March 2). The future of Xbox and Pokémon's 30th anniversary | Week in Mobile Games podcast. PocketGamer.biz. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/the-future-of-xbox-and-pokmons-30th-anniversary-week-in-mobile-games-podcast/

2. Santra, P. (2026, February 28). UK Ad Watchdog Orders Better Loot Box Disclosures. Outlook Respawn. https://respawn.outlookindia.com/amp/story/gaming/gaming-news/uk-ad-watchdog-orders-better-loot-box-disclosures

3. Omoigui, N. (2026, February 27). ASA orders companies to disclose presence of loot boxes in app stores. EGR Global. https://www.egr.global/intel/news/asa-orders-companies-to-disclose-presence-of-loot-boxes-in-app-stores/

4. PocketGamer.biz Staff. (2026, February 27). Games industry regulation tightens and transmedia insights with the Umamusume: Pretty Derby movie director | Week in Views. PocketGamer.biz. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/games-industry-regulation-tightens-and-transmedia-insights-with-the-umamusume-pretty-derby-movie-director-week-in-views/

5. MLex Summary. (2026, February 27). Disclose ‘loot box’ clearly on Apple, Google app stores, UK ad regulator orders. MLex. https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2446494/disclose-loot-box-clearly-on-apple-google-app-stores-uk-ad-regulator-orders

6. Jagodziński, T. (2026, February 27). UK to Monitor Loot Box Disclosure from May 2026. iGamingExpress. https://igamingexpress.com/uk-to-monitor-loot-box-disclosure-from-may-2026/

7. Harper, L., & Hart, H. (2026, February 27). New tough measures brought in by the ASA on advertising loot boxes in the UK. Lewis Silkin / Lexology. https://www.lewissilkin.com/insights/2026/02/27/new-tough-measures-brought-in-by-the-asa-on-advertising-loot-boxes-in-the-uk-102mknq / https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6efa8a08-db97-4d64-81ae-dff0eed207d9

8. Blake, S. (2026, February 27). UK advertising regulator orders clear loot box disclosures on app store listings. Mobile Marketing Reads. https://mobilemarketingreads.com/uk-advertising-regulator-orders-clear-loot-box-disclosures-on-app-store-listings/

9. Cook, D. (2026, February 27). ASA Orders Suppliers to Disclose Inclusion of Loot Boxes in App Stores. Betting.co.uk. https://www.betting.co.uk/news/legal/asa-orders-suppliers-to-disclose-inclusion-of-loot-boxes-in-app-stores/

10. Pontin, C. (2026, February 27). CAP enforcement notice on loot box disclosures. Flux Digital Policy. https://www.fluxdigitalpolicy.com/fluxexplains/cap-enforcement-notice-on-loot-box-disclosures

11. Ashworth, L. (2026, February 27). New York vs Valve: the loot box ‘gambling’ showdown. Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/b14691c9-6013-47ec-8480-17e47f01c133

12. Neal, C. (2026, February 26). New York files suit against Valve games’ lockboxes, UK regulator issues warnings over lockbox disclosure. Massively Overpowered. https://massivelyop.com/2026/02/26/new-york-files-suit-against-valve-games-lockboxes-uk-regulator-issues-warnings-over-lockbox-disclosure/

13. TIGA. (2026, February 26). CAP Enforcement Notice – Loot box disclosure in App Stores. TIGA. https://tiga.org/news/cap-enforcement-notice-loot-box-disclosure-in-app-stores

14. Redazione Jamma. (2026, February 26). Regno Unito, più trasparenza sulle loot box nei giochi mobile: nuove regole per pubblicità [UK introduces more transparency on loot boxes in mobile games, including new advertising rules]. jamma. https://www.jamma.it/videogames/regno-unito-piu-trasparenza-sulle-loot-box-nei-giochi-mobile-nuove-regole-per-pubblicita-347448

15. Crichton-Stuart, E. (2026, February 26). Loot Box Transparency Rules for App Store and Google Play. GAM3S.GG. https://games.gg/news/loot-box-transparency-rules-for-app-store-and-google-play/

16. Chapple, C. (2026, February 26). UK's ASA issues enforcement notice on loot box transparency in ads and app store listings. PocketGamer.biz. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/uks-asa-issues-enforcement-notice-on-loot-box-transparency-in-ads-and-app-store-listings/

17. Kerr, C. (2026, February 26). UK advertising regulator issues Enforcement Notice targeting loot boxes. Game Developer. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/marketing/uk-advertising-regulator-issues-enforcement-notice-targeting-loot-boxes

18. Lobov, K., & Lewis, S. (2026, February 26). Loot box crackdown in the UK: what you need to know. Harbottle & Lewis. https://www.harbottle.com/loot-box-crackdown-in-the-uk-what-you-need-to-know/

19. Advertising Standards Authority. (2026, February 26). The Committee of Advertising Practice has issued an Enforcement Notice on the disclosure of loot boxes in app store listings. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/advertising-standards-authority_the-committee-of-advertising-practice-has-activity-7432739238129008640-1pgo/

20. Lewis, C. (2026, February 26). New York Attorney General sues Valve over loot boxes. Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/new-york-attorney-general-sues-valve-loot-boxes/

21. Hatfield, D. (2026, February 26). New York Attorney General Sues Valve Over Loot Boxes - IGN Daily Fix. IGN. https://www.ign.com/videos/new-york-attorney-general-sues-valve-over-loot-boxes-ign-daily-fix

22. Valentine, R. (2026, February 26). New York Attorney General Sues Valve, Alleging Its Loot Boxes Illegally Promote Gambling. IGN / IGN Africa / IGN Southeast Asia / IGN Nordic. https://www.ign.com/articles/new-york-attorney-general-sues-valve-alleging-its-loot-boxes-illegally-promote-gambling / https://za.ign.com/counter-strike-2/226606/news/new-york-attorney-general-sues-valve-alleging-its-loot-boxes-illegally-promote-gambling / https://sea.ign.com/counter-strike-2/239238/news/new-york-attorney-general-sues-valve-alleging-its-loot-boxes-illegally-promote-gambling / https://nordic.ign.com/counter-strike-2/104440/news/new-york-attorney-general-sues-valve-alleging-its-loot-boxes-illegally-promote-gambling

23. Basu, S. (2026, February 26). New York sues Valve over alleged illegal loot box gambling operation. ReadWrite. https://readwrite.com/new-york-sues-valve-loot-box/

24. McEvoy, S. (2026, February 26). New York sues Valve over loot boxes, alleges gambling law violations. GamesIndustry.biz. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/new-york-sues-valve-over-loot-boxes-alleges-gambling-law-violations

25. Pearl, M. (2026, February 26). Valve Has Been ‘Letting Children and Adults Alike Illegally Gamble,’ New York A.G. Alleges. Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/valve-has-been-letting-children-and-adults-alike-illegally-gamble-new-york-a-g-alleges-2000726857

26. Committee of Advertising Practice. (2026, February 26). Thinking outside of the (loot) box. Advertising Standards Authority. https://www.asa.org.uk/news/thinking-outside-of-the-loot-box.html

27. Poulter-Jones, A. (2026, February 25). How recent laws impact game design, from in-game chat to notifications. GamesIndustry.biz. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-recent-laws-impact-game-design-from-in-game-chat-to-notifications

28. Ren, X. (2026, February 25). 原神启动！在香港高校搞游戏学术会议是什么体验？ [Genshin Impact launched! What's it like to hold a game-related academic conference at a Hong Kong university?] / Our Stories about GachaCon 2026. Bilibili / YouTube. https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV11ufCBGEH8/ / https://youtu.be/zFTIeiFdEPM

29. Wintle, A. (2026, February 20). Windows Error Playing Cards. The World of Playing Cards. https://www.wopc.co.uk/japan/windows-error-playing-cards

30. Advertising Standards Authority. (2026, February 18). Rulings this week. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/advertising-standards-authority_rulings-this-week-an-ad-for-tfl-was-activity-7429834149110325248-FAUA/

31. Darmawan, D. (2026, February 3). Loot Box EA Sports FC Resmi Bukan Judi di Austria [EA Sports FC Loot Boxes Officially Not Gambling in Austria]. KBEonline.id. https://kbeonline.id/2026/02/04/loot-box-ea-sports-fc-resmi-bukan-judi-di-austria/

32. Focus Gaming News. (2026, February 3). Austrian Supreme Court says loot boxes aren’t gambling. Focus Gaming News. https://focusgn.com/austrian-supreme-court-says-loot-boxes-arent-gambling

33. Lewczuk, M. (2026, February 3). EA Sports FC wygrywa w austriackim Sądzie Najwyższym. Loot boxy są legalne dzięki elementowi umiejętności gracza [EA Sports FC Wins Austrian Supreme Court: Loot Boxes Legal Due to Player Skill]. PurePC. https://www.purepc.pl/ea-sports-fc-ultimate-team-loot-boxy-legalne-austria-wyrok-sad-najwyzszy

34. 이재덕 [Lee, J.]. (2026, February 3). "운인가 실력인가" 오스트리아 대법원, FIFA 루트박스 손 들어줬다 ["Luck or skill?" Austria's Supreme Court rules in favor of FIFA loot boxes.]. 게임와이 [GameY]. https://www.gamey.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=3016033

35. Taufik. (2026, February 3). Mahkamah Agung Austria Putuskan Loot Box EA Sports FC Bukan Judi [Austria's Supreme Court Rules EA Sports FC Loot Boxes Are Not Gambling]. Gamerwk. https://gamerwk.com/mahkamah-agung-austria-putuskan-loot-box-ea-sports-fc-bukan-judi/

36. مهدي علوي [Alawi, M.] (2026, February 2). المحكمة العليا في النمسا: الـLoot Boxes في EA Sports FC ليست قمارا [Austrian Supreme Court: EA Sports FC's Loot Boxes are not gambling]. ترو جيمنج [True Gaming]. https://www.true-gaming.net/home/625891/المحكمة-العليا-في-النمسا-الـloot-boxes-في-ea-sports-fc-لي/

37. Carcasole, D. (2026, February 2). Austrian Supreme Court Declares EA Sport FC’s Loot Boxes and FC Ultimate Mode “Do Not Constitute Gambling”. Wccftech. https://wccftech.com/austrian-supreme-court-declares-ea-sport-fcs-loot-boxes-and-fc-ultimate-mode-do-not-constitute-gambling/

38. Lewis, H. (2026, February 1). We Have a Gambling Problem, and It's Not Going Away. Henry Lewis YouTube Channel. https://youtu.be/nSwNKzuWLCo

39. PlayLab! Magazine. (2026, February 1). United by dissatisfaction: How players bounded together to protest changes done to their favourite game. PlayLab! Magazine. https://www.tuni.fi/playlab/united-by-dissatisfaction-how-players-bounded-together-to-protest-changes-done-to-their-favourite-game/

40. Santra, P. (2026, February 1). Austrian Supreme Court Rules FIFA Loot Boxes as Not Gambling. Outlook India. https://respawn.outlookindia.com/gaming/gaming-news/austrian-supreme-court-rules-fifa-loot-boxes-as-not-gambling

41. GamblingClub.be. (2026, February 1). Austria says no, Belgium says yes to ‘gambling’ label for loot boxes / Oostenrijk zegt nee, België zegt ja tegen goklabel voor loot boxes. GamblingClub.be. https://gamblingclub.be/en/austria-no-belgium-yes-gambling-loot-boxes/ / https://gamblingclub.be/oostenrijk-nee-belgie-ja-goklabel-voor-loot-boxes/

42. 阿赫 [Ahe]. (2026, January 31). 奥地利最高法院裁定FIFA开箱非赌博-游戏机制与法律界定解析 [Austrian Supreme Court rules FIFA loot boxes are not gambling - Analysis of game mechanics and legal definition]. DVG游戏网. https://www.dvg.cn/news/117185.htm

43. Law Society of Hong Kong. (2026, January 30). YSG First Chapter of “What Law School Didn't Teach You”. Law Society of Hong Kong. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7422971908713013249/ / https://www.instagram.com/p/DUIlD2iiDmD/ / https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AVW3CEThm/

44. Forbes-Calvin, A. (2026, January 30). Austrian Supreme Court rules that FIFA loot boxes are not gambling. GamesIndustry.biz. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/austrian-supreme-court-rules-that-fifa-loot-boxes-are-not-gambling

45. Society for the Study of Addiction. (2026, January 29). Submit your work for an award. Society for the Study of Addiction. https://www.addiction-ssa.org/news/submit-your-work-for-an-award/

46. Shmatenko, L. (2026, January 28). Austrian Supreme Court Declares FIFA Loot Boxes Not Gambling in Landmark European Ruling. Esports Legal News. https://esportslegal.news/2026/01/28/austrian-supreme-court-loot-boxes/

47. Loynds, J. (2026, January 29). UK advert watchdog “informally” closes investigation into Call of Duty microtransaction complaint. The Escapist. https://www.escapistmagazine.com/news-uk-advert-watchdog-informally-closes-investigation-into-call-of-duty-microtransaction-complaint/

48. Compliance+More. (2026, January 29). Hot potato: Loot boxes surrounded by a regulatory shambles. Compliance+More. https://complianceandmore.substack.com/p/hot-potato

49. Ryan, J. (2026, January 26). More Than Homo Sapiens. No Breakthroughs. https://nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/more-than-homo-sapiens

50. Jöpen, N. (2026, January 26). Loot-Boxen als Einstiegsdroge ins Online-Glücksspiel [Loot boxes as a gateway drug to online gambling]. PokerScout. https://www.pokerscout.com/de/loot-boxen-als-einstiegsdroge-ins-online-gluecksspiel/

51. Sayers, S. (2026, January 26). Why Hong Kong Gamers Are Ditching Loot Boxes for Real Money Casino Games Instead. PlayStation Universe. https://www.psu.com/news/why-hong-kong-gamers-are-ditching-loot-boxes-for-real-money-casino-games-instead/

52. Johnson, R. (2026, January 22). How gaming is getting Aussie kids hooked on gambling. https://www.moneymag.com.au/gambling-addiction-children-australia

53. Martorelli, C. (2026, January 20). Alagoas na China: Estudante realiza vaquinha virtual para participar de congresso internacional. Jornal da Manhã Alagoas, TV Asa Branca Alagoas. https://www.instagram.com/p/DTvdPcKDi88/ 

54. Ryan, J. (2026, January 19). Episode II: Revenge of the Fish. No Breakthroughs. https://nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/episode-ii-revenge-of-the-fish

55. Agência Brasil China. (2026, January 15). Aluno da UFAL leva pesquisa sobre “gacha” a congresso em Hong Kong [UFAL student presents research on "gacha" at a conference in Hong Kong]. Agência Brasil China. https://china.org.br/aluno-da-ufal-leva-pesquisa-sobre-gacha-a-congresso-em-hong-kong/

56. Charles, R. (2026, January 15). Estudante de Design leva pesquisa inovadora a congresso na China [Design student presents groundbreaking research at conference in China]. Universidade Federal de Alagoas [Federal University of Alagoas]. https://noticias.ufal.br/estudante/noticias/2026/1/estudante-de-design-leva-pesquisa-inovadora-a-congresso-na-china 

57. Ryan, J. (2026, January 12). Fishy Text in Research Articles: Fraud or Fault?. No Breakthroughs. https://nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/is-this-fish-a-sign-of-fraud-fabrication

58. Gaming the Mind. (2026, January 8). A look back at the Gaming the Mind Conference 2025. Gaming the Mind. https://gamingthemind.org/2025/06/21/join-us-at-the-gaming-the-mind-conference-2025/

59. Lund, R.O. (2026, January 5). Børn møder gambling hver dag i spil: Ny lovpakke ignorerer det [Children encounter gambling every day in games: New legislative package ignores it]. Ingeniøren / Version2 / Radar. https://ing.dk/artikel/boern-moeder-gambling-hver-dag-i-spil-ny-lovpakke-ignorerer-det / https://www.version2.dk/artikel/boern-moeder-gambling-hver-dag-i-spil-ny-lovpakke-ignorerer-det / https://radar.dk/artikel/boern-moeder-gambling-hver-dag-i-spil-ny-lovpakke-ignorerer-det

60. Byshonkov, D. (2026, January 3). GameDev Reports Premium - Updates (29.12.25 - 02.01.26). GameDev Reports. https://gamedevreports.substack.com/p/gamedev-reports-premium-updates-291225

61. Lober, A. (2026, January 2). Games industry legal trends to watch in 2026: AI, child safety, loot boxes and more. GamesIndustry.biz. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/games-industry-legal-trends-to-watch-in-2026