Is there a better pairing than Valve and microtransactions? Like fresh grapes and a fine French cheese or Gabe Newell and yachts, Valve was at the forefront of parting players from their cash when EA was still in nappies. However, in recent years, more regulations have made it increasingly difficult to include pseudo-gambling mechanics, such as loot boxes (or, in EA's words, "surprise mechanics") for players everywhere. Now, Valve has seemingly worked out another way to get around these restrictions in Counter-Strike 2 by inventing a new kind of loot box, which it calls the Genesis Terminal system.Read the full story on PCGamesN: Valve invents new Counter-Strike 2 loot boxes that dodge gambling regulations