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European lawmakers will study a ban on 'loot boxes' and addictive features in video games

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European lawmakers will study a ban on 'loot boxes' and addictive features in video games

www.euractiv.com

Valiane@lemmy.world to

Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours ago

Hard to hit pause: Excessive gaming lands on the EU's radar | Euractiv

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EU lawmakers are eyeing controls on 'loot boxes' and other addictive features in video games via the upcoming Digital Fairness Act

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Season passes and FOMO aren’t gambling, you get what you buy and although I don’t like them they are not the issue.

Lootbox systems are designed to be addictive as it’s paying money to recieve a prize with very bad odds. Glad my country banned them a while ago.

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