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EA Frantically Defends Loot Crates in Battlefront II as Gamers Strike Back
2017-11-14 22:36:05| Extremetech
EA is making changes to Battlefront's economy after massive blowback from players, but it can't fix the fundamental pay-to-win design without a grounds-up overhaul. The post EA Frantically Defends Loot Crates in Battlefront II as Gamers Strike Back appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Most Gamers Hate Buying Loot Boxes, So Why Are Games Using Them?
2017-10-13 19:02:05| Extremetech
Gamers aren't pleased to see loot boxes and even more lopsided "pay to win" features popping up in games, but in this case they may simply be a symptom of a much larger problem. The post Most Gamers Hate Buying Loot Boxes, So Why Are Games Using Them? appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Cargill's Millions in Campaign Gifts and Lobbying Brings in Billions of Federal Loot
2014-12-20 06:37:33| Food - Topix.net
Minnetonka-based Cargill, Inc., America's largest privately held corporation, has pocketed more than $1 billion in federal business as a result of its political pull. The Sunlight Foundation, a Washington, D.C. money-in-politics watchdog group, found that Cargill invested almost $10 million in campaign contributions and lobbying between 2007 and 2012, making it one of the Top 200 sugar daddies on Capitol Hill.
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Desperate Philippine typhoon survivors loot, dig up water pipes
2013-11-14 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Desperation gripped Philippine islands devastated by Typhoon Haiyan as looting turned deadly on Wednesday and survivors panicked over shortages of food, water and medicine, some digging up underground water pipes and smashing them open. Five days after one of the strongest storms ever recorded slammed into cities and towns in the central Philippines, anger and frustration boiled over on Wednesday as essential supplies dwindled. Some survivors scrawled signs reading "Help us". Controversy also...
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Richard Hoover: Silver loot twice taken
2013-03-06 09:21:12| Jewelry - Topix.net
This late 19th century goblet from Wang Hing, the Hong Kong maker of top quality silver and a supplier to Tiffany and Company, was given to the winner of the Iloilo Kegel Club champion in 1898.
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