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* ''[[Counter-Strike]]''{{'}}s Weapon Cases drop right after a gamer completes a game round, buying a key from the tie-in game store, or buying from some guy selling it in the Steam Markets. Since keys are needed to unlock the cases.
* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''{{'}}s loot box system is similar to CSGO, they randomly drop and needs keys to open them (Which can be bought from the Mann.Co store, using the Steam Market to buy it from a seller, or a fan trusted site, like Scrap.TF).
* Some of the important goods for ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront (series)|Star Wars: Battlefront 2]]'', like better Star Cards, crafting materials, and extra Credits, can only be obtain by loot boxes, which can only be bought by paying real money.
* ''[[Battlefield 1]]'' and ''[[Battlefield Hardline]]''{{'}}s Battlepacks are obtained by finishing specific objectives, just buying in-game currency to buy the loot boxes, or reward progression.
* Some of ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 3]]''{{'}}s loot boxes, that are called Mystery Boxes, can spawn in various locations.
** Though to be fair, Activision began putting in loot boxes starting with ''[[Call of Duty:
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* ''[[Paladins (video game)|Paladins]]'' has the Treasure Chests can be earned by doing certain quests. To open them the gamer needs Crystals, the in-game currency, which can be obtained by microtransactions, buying the Battle or Season Passes, buying them straight from the store, redeeming codes, doing special quests, daily logins, and Refer-A-Friend.
* ''[[Dota 2]]''{{'}}s Treasures can be purchased through the ''DOTA 2'' store, using charms, or waiting for item drops.
=== [[Racing Game]]s ===
* ''[[Need for Speed: Payback]]'' uses Shipments - containers that can be earned by gameplay or premium currency, which can be bought with Speed Points, some of which are special types that require costly microtransactions to get. What's worst is that basic essential stuff, like Boost, Speed, and general car parts, have been divided up in a card and loot box system which ties with the Shipments. Later on, EA toned the predatory system down and made it "fair".
* Thankfully averted with ''[[Need for Speed Heat]]'' which instead offered paid time savers which reveals collectibles on the map, and paid downloadable content, likely due to the negative reception surrounding loot boxes in ''[[Need for Speed Payback]]'' as well as the much-publicised backlash towards EA with ''Star Wars Battlefront II''.
=== [[Sports Game]]s ===
* Many of EA's recent sports titles fall under this, including the aforementioned ''FIFA''.
* Before it was replaced with a more ethical system, ''[[Rocket League]]'' has crates that can be unlocked by using keys, which can be obtained either by buying from the marketplace or by trade.
* On top of the usual loot box concerns, ''[[NBA 2K|NBA 2K20]]'' received immense backlash and ridicule for its use of simulated gambling mechanics when a pre-release trailer of the game brazenly depicted casino minigames such as pachinko and slot machines and roulette wheels. The controversy also spilled over to video game ratings bodies such as the [[ESRB]] and [[PEGI]], who were criticised for giving dubiously low age ratings to games marketed and sold towards children (as kids make up part of the NBA's demographic, no less) and their connections to certain corporate game publishers.
=== [[Strategy Game]]s ===
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