EA just released a new game without any warning, and there's a simple reason why: loot boxes

View online           Tech Insider           EA just released a new game without any warning, and there's a simple reason why: loot boxes   EA's brand-new, free-to-play game "Apex Legends" arrived on Monday without warning, and its creators say the reason has to do with loot box backlash.   READ MORE           GM beats on fourth-quarter earnings, stock moves higher pre-market   GM posted fourth-quarter 2018 earnings that beat analyst expectations.The company cited strong results in the US pickup-truck and crossover market.   READ MORE           Ring's 5-piece security system can make your home a lot safer — and it's $40 off right now   Ring's security system is back down to its lowest price ever. It includes a base station, keypad, motion detector, contact sensor, and range extender.   READ MORE             Amazon Prime Video has a bootleg movie problem and many subscribers probably have no idea   A bootleg version of "In the Mood for Love," the classic movie from Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, was available on Amazon Prime for months.   READ MORE           How to make money as an Amazon influencer   Amazon's influencer program lets consumers earn money for selling items. Here's how to sign up.   READ MORE           Facebook's entire business model is in danger after it was given an unprecedented kicking by an EU regulator   Facebook is appealing the Bundeskartellamt ruling, and has a month to do so.   READ MORE           Calm, the 7-year-old meditation app, says it's now valued at $1 billion   Popular meditation app Calm raised $88 million in funding making it tech's first relaxation centric unicorn startup with a $1 billion valuation.   READ MORE           Lime confirms its raising another $300 million round that raises its valuation to a whopping $2.4 billion   Scooter companies have been growing like crazy and there's no end in sight.   READ MORE           Waymo One passengers reveal what it's really like to ride in Alphabet's self-driving taxis   Together, the two riders that talked to Business Insider have taken well over 100 rides.   READ MORE           A London tech start-up just got VC funding in aim to disrupt the archaic commodity trading world   Vortexa uses satellites, ship-tracking technology, and AI to predict and map the movements of tankers in the $7 trillion a year energy trading market.   READ MORE           Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     Share this     You received this email because you signed up to the Business Insider newsleitter using the email: ipat39@gmail.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006