Valve has stayed silent since New York Attorney General Letitia James brought a lawsuit against the company at the end of February, claiming its loot box mechanics allow “children and adults to illegally gamble for the chance to win valuable virtual prizes.” But today, the company finally broke its silence, publicly addressing the lawsuit via a lengthy post on Steam.

“You may have seen the New York Attorney General recently filed a lawsuit against Valve claiming mystery boxes (like crates, cases, and chests) in some of our games violate New York gambling laws,” Valve wrote in the post, which was aimed at players of Dota 2, Counter-Strike 2, and Team Fortress 2. “We don’t believe that they do, and were disappointed to see the NYAG make that claim after working to educate them about our virtual items and mystery boxes since they first reached out to us in early 2023. We rarely talk about litigation, but we felt we should explain the situation to you.”

Valve says it has explained to the New York Attorney General that loot boxes are widely used in gaming, and compared its loot boxes to collectible baseball cards, Labubu blind boxes, and Pokemon trading card packs. It also noted that players don’t have to open loot boxes to play Valve games.

Continue Reading at GameSpot Valve has stayed silent since New York Attorney General Letitia James brought a lawsuit against the company at the end of February, claiming its loot box mechanics allow “children and adults to illegally gamble for the chance to win valuable virtual prizes.” But today, the company finally broke its silence, publicly addressing the lawsuit via a lengthy post on Steam.”You may have seen the New York Attorney General recently filed a lawsuit against Valve claiming mystery boxes (like crates, cases, and chests) in some of our games violate New York gambling laws,” Valve wrote in the post, which was aimed at players of Dota 2, Counter-Strike 2, and Team Fortress 2. “We don’t believe that they do, and were disappointed to see the NYAG make that claim after working to educate them about our virtual items and mystery boxes since they first reached out to us in early 2023. We rarely talk about litigation, but we felt we should explain the situation to you.”Valve says it has explained to the New York Attorney General that loot boxes are widely used in gaming, and compared its loot boxes to collectible baseball cards, Labubu blind boxes, and Pokemon trading card packs. It also noted that players don’t have to open loot boxes to play Valve games.Continue Reading at GameSpot  Read MoreGameSpot – All Content