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by maccard 1069 days ago
No, they're not. For all intents and purposes the industry has moved on from loot boxes. The top grossing mobile games aren't using them, and AAA/F2P games have for the most part moved on from them. There's a few holdouts (notably Fifa Ultimate Team), but everyone else has moved on. The article does a really good job of explaining what the _actual_ model is now.