Loot box discussion prompted by Battlefront II, Shadow of War

The final section of "Middle-earth: Shadow of War" is optional, its end hastened the use of microtransactions.

With both Star Wars Battlefront II and Middle-earth: Shadow of War encouraging players to pay extra to progress, a renewed focus has been brought upon the presence of loot boxes within paid-for retail games.

Commonplace in free-to-play games on mobile and in the MMO and MOBA space, loot boxes allow players to purchase a randomised reward for a set amount of money.