NBA 2K22 lawsuit demands nearly £4 million in compensation for ‘deceptive’ lootboxes
The lootbox controversy has reared its head again as Take-Two is hit with a class action lawsuit regarding its NBA 2K games.
Take-Two and 2K Sports have been incorporating microtransactions and lootboxes into the NBA 2K games for several years now, with NBA 2K22’s being the most egregious and exploitative yet.
Not content to simply complain about them online, someone has filed a class action lawsuit against Take-Two for its use of lootboxes not just in NBA 2K22, but the whole series.
The lawsuit, according to Bloomberg, is seeking at least $5 million in damages (just under £3.8 million) and was filed on behalf of a minor and their guardian, who says that lootboxes ‘psychologically distance’ players from the real-world implications of in-game purchases.
They also describe lootboxes as being enticing towards minors who don’t understand precisely how they work, such as the fact that they’re non-refundable. There have been plenty of instances of children using their parents’ credit cards to spend hundreds of pounds on in-game purchases, clearly unaware of the consequences.
‘Defendant’s unfair, deceptive, and unlawful practices, including illegal gambling practices, deceive, mislead, and harm consumers,’ claim the complainants.
Take-Two declined to comment, although it’ll likely settle the dispute out of court to spare itself the headache. It’s certainly not going to remove the lootboxes or microtransactions when it makes so much money off them.
Everyone is well acquainted with the lootbox controversy by now and there has been some extreme pushback from the general public over the years. Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s lootbox fiasco even caught the attention of US lawmakers and games like Marvel’s Midnight Suns now advertise their
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