Belgium has defined loot boxes as gambling - seeks a ban in Europe

[WYP]

"Mixing gambling and gaming, especially at a young age, is dangerous for the mental health of the child."



Read more on Belgium's decision to define Loot Boxes as a form of gambling.

 

[Dark NighT]

AWESOME, Thanks Belgium!

 

[russler]

Good work, hopefully this curbs the loot box pandemic we seem to have in every game now.

 

[Dicehunter]

JOY !

 

[NeverBackDown]

Idk about you but it seems like they were already on the hate bandwagon and we're just looking for a reason to regulate it. It never gets done that fast.

 

[MiNo]

^Just dont buy this crap, and you have a 'insta-ban' of sorts

 

[The_Governour]

Good on them! Hope this goes some where as EA and the rest need a wake up call...

Release a game like in the old days, finished and done for the customers. Not half assed crap that is full of p2w with loot boxes etc.

Also all companies release games that are full of bugs and just dont work well untill they have had like 4 patches.... Yes Ubicra.p I am pointing at you..

 

[Warchild]

US Legislators have also stepped in to push for a ban in a few states. They are targetting SW BF2 and NFS Payback as a prime example. Hawaii is apparently aggressively calling out for what they call "ingame online casino". Other states however are just interested in forcing game sales to be for 21yrs and over due to gambling content.

Their goal is not to ban in all states but to get a few in action which in turn will set a "trend" or get the games developers to rethink their purpose.

Either way, its finally a sign that the world is now stepping up. Sadly its not targetting Corporation greed. They will find a new way to milk us. I guess DLC prices will rise.

 

[Dicehunter]

US Legislators have also stepped in to push for a ban in a few states. They are targetting SW BF2 and NFS Payback as a prime example. Hawaii is apparently aggressively calling out for what they call "ingame online casino". Other states however are just interested in forcing game sales to be for 21yrs and over due to gambling content.

Their goal is not to ban in all states but to get a few in action which in turn will set a "trend" or get the games developers to rethink their purpose.

Either way, its finally a sign that the world is now stepping up. Sadly its not targetting Corporation greed. They will find a new way to milk us. I guess DLC prices will rise.

Good video of Chris Lee.

"We didn't allow Joe Camel to encourage your kids to smoke cigarettes, and we shouldn't allow Star Wars to encourage your kids to gamble"

 

[Digikid]

This is wonderful and should be enforced on ALL games across the globe.

Of course the devs will use this as an excuse to raise games prices......again.

 

[Warchild]

This is wonderful and should be enforced on ALL games across the globe.

Of course the devs will use this as an excuse to raise games prices......again.

I would rather see prices rise and we get what we paid for, than see my son, spend thousands on boxes trying to get that "one heroic" to which he never receives it.

 

[IvIoody]

knowing our goverment its not going to end up the way you would think.
Its probably going to be something like hey if you want to keep using lootcrates, that fine but just list up what they contain and the chance of getting what you want. then its fine.
i realy hope they get half a brain and do what we want them to do.
#fingerscrossed

 

[Warchild]

knowing our goverment its not going to end up the way you would think.
Its probably going to be something like hey if you want to keep using lootcrates, that fine but just list up what they contain and the chance of getting what you want. then its fine.
i realy hope they get half a brain and do what we want them to do.
#fingerscrossed

That is what was done for overwatch in China.