Another country imposes new restrictions on loot boxes, following a global trend that can affect popular games such as Overwatch 2.

The video game goliath shut down its randomized "gacha pipe" micro-transaction system in October 2022, but the company is still facing flack. reading time 3 minutes An under-18 gamer, with support ...

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Brazil has approved a law aimed at protecting adolescents online, including a rules on banning loot boxes from games marked under 18.

Loot boxes in video games are under fresh scrutiny in Germany: Saarland and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have launched a Bundesrat motion.

The sale of loot boxes to under-18s will be banned in Brazil from March 2026. Stricter safeguards will also come into place for games where children can exchange messages, audio or video. Brazilian ...

A press release from the UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) calls for videogame companies to increase protections to stop children being able to buy loot boxes in ...