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  "path": "/valve-does-not-cooperate-with-gambling-sites-counter-strike-publishers-issue-rare-public-defence-of-lootbox-mechanics-following-new-york-lawsuit",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T20:15:58.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com",
  "tags": [
    "Xbox 360",
    "Single Player",
    "Multiplayer Cooperative",
    "Strategy",
    "Bird view / Isometric",
    "MOBA",
    "Electronic Arts",
    "Counter-Strike 2",
    "Team Fortress 2",
    "Valve Corporation",
    "Gambling",
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    "loot boxes",
    "Valve Software",
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    "\"letting children and adults alike illegally gamble\"",
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  "textContent": "In an unusual show of candour, Valve have spoken out publicly against a lawsuit filed in New York, USA that accuses them of \"letting children and adults alike illegally gamble\" via loot boxes in Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2.\n\nWith the caveat that I am no Atticus Finch-esque legal expert or even a Louis Tully-grade bumbler, I find Valve's rebuttal to be a mixture of whataboutery and tactical mitigation, with a couple of fair points. It basically sidesteps what I think is the lawsuit's most important argument – that lootbox mechanics are fundamentally manipulative. You can read the thing in full here, or you can read my slapdash summary-with-notes, below.\n\nRead more",
  "title": "\"Valve does not cooperate with gambling sites\" - Counter-Strike publishers issue rare public defence of lootbox mechanics, following New York lawsuit"
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