Valve Blasts New York Attorney General’s Loot Box Lawsuit In Public Response

Valve has taken exception to the New York Attorney General's lawsuit alleging that its mystery boxes run afoul of New York's gambling laws. In a lengthy, public response, Valve voiced its disappointment in the Attorney General's decision to file the lawsuit, and defended loot boxes as being similar in concept to opening up a pack of baseball cards.

Loot boxes are big money makers for Valve, generating billions of dollars from games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Valve does not normally discuss litigation in public, but given what's at stake (including a precedent that other states might be inclined to capitalize on, depending on how it turns out), it's not surprising to see Valve make an exception.

"We have serious concerns with many of the alterations the NYAG claims are necessary to make to our games. First, the NYAG seems to believe boxes and their contents ...