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Project Xandata's Closed Beta Has Begun

The beta features 5v5 online matchmaking, a training mode and three rotating quick play modes on a single map, Aruum Station. Three classes are playable, with two subclasses for each. Since Project Xandata is being released on Steam, you can expect the usual assortment of Steam multiplayer functionality.

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Loot Boxes Declared Gambling By Belgian Gaming Commission

The reasoning behind the investigation, according to the Commission's director Peter Naessens, was to determine if acquiring improvements from loot boxes constitute a game of chance, and if so "[should not be] possible without a permit from the Gaming Commission."

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In The Wake of Battlefront II Controversy, EA Stock Drops

As one of the few game publishers are listed on the NASDAQ, EA is one of those companies that actually has to worry about the concerns of its stockholders. By contrast, companies like Valve and Gearbox Software are privately owned and have no such worries.

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