Episode 231 : Gamblin’ For Loot

We all love loot boxes, but can they be considered a form of gambling?

…but are loot boxes a form of gambling?
Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we have an upcoming Swamp Thing story that might break our hearts. The year of weird comics continues with “The Jetsons” being re-imagined in a darker way and we have some fantastic news about a new STORM series.
Heading into level two, Phil Spencer tells the world what the purpose of the Xbox One X is. Fortnite gets EPIC with how they are countering cheaters in their game and we discuss if piracy actually can help game sales.
Over in the world of entertainment, The Addams Family is getting a film revival in an animated form! Pacific Rim has accounted their plans for the future and Ridley Scott has way too many plans for the Aliens franchise going forward.
Our epilogue is week is all about if loot boxes in games could be considered gambling.
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