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Hot Five: Mobile to exceed 60% of games industry, Diablo Immortal won't be released in Belgium, the Netherlands, and EA pursues merger with Apple, Amazon, Disney, NBC Hot Five May 30th, 2022

Hot Five: Mobile to exceed 60% of games industry, Diablo Immortal won't be released in Belgium, the Netherlands, and EA pursues merger with Apple, Amazon, Disney, NBC

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Activision Blizzard is not releasing Diablo Immortal in Belgium and the Netherlands News May 26th, 2022

Activision Blizzard is not releasing Diablo Immortal in Belgium and the Netherlands

Both countries have banned loot boxes in games via gambling laws

EA’s $11 million fine over loot boxes overturned News Mar 10th, 2022

EA’s $11 million fine over loot boxes overturned

As ruled by the Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division

Take-Two faces class-action lawsuit over loot boxes News Mar 9th, 2022

Take-Two faces class-action lawsuit over loot boxes

Claimant seeks $5 million in damages

Australian MP to put forward bill proscribing loot boxes in video games News Jul 14th, 2021

Australian MP to put forward bill proscribing loot boxes in video games

The bill proposes games containing loot boxes are rated R18+

Data: Why mobile and console players like loot boxes but PC gamers don't Comment & Opinion May 6th, 2021

Data: Why mobile and console players like loot boxes but PC gamers don't

PickFu co-founder John Li asks the questions

UK charity GambleAware claims loot boxes "akin to gambling" News Apr 8th, 2021

UK charity GambleAware claims loot boxes "akin to gambling"

Causation or correlation?

Brazil considers whether to make loot boxes illegal News Apr 7th, 2021

Brazil considers whether to make loot boxes illegal

Could define them as gambling

Games with loot boxes might be given automatic 18 rating in Germany News Mar 8th, 2021

Games with loot boxes might be given automatic 18 rating in Germany

This is the result of changes to the country's youth protection laws

'Dynamic Difficulty' class-action lawsuit against EA gets dropped News Mar 4th, 2021

'Dynamic Difficulty' class-action lawsuit against EA gets dropped

Publishing giant apparently showed the legal team "detailed technical information" to show this tech isn't in use

EA vet Moore says FIFA Ultimate Team isn't gambling, but understands scrutiny News Jan 8th, 2021

EA vet Moore says FIFA Ultimate Team isn't gambling, but understands scrutiny

Former exec says that his personal view is loot boxes are a "long way" from gambling

Report: 31% of young gamers don't know how much they spend on loot boxes News Dec 23rd, 2020

Report: 31% of young gamers don't know how much they spend on loot boxes

"We are calling for parents to be aware of the risks of loot boxes when buying presents this Christmas"

EA is facing another loot box class-action lawsuit News Nov 12th, 2020

EA is facing another loot box class-action lawsuit

Publishing giant says it is "baseless"

Netherlands Gambling Authority charges EA $5.86m over FIFA loot boxes News Oct 29th, 2020

Netherlands Gambling Authority charges EA $5.86m over FIFA loot boxes

But the publishing giant plans to appeal the decision

EA faces Canadian class action lawsuit over loot boxes News Oct 21st, 2020

EA faces Canadian class action lawsuit over loot boxes

Publisher facing legal action over its implementation of the business model

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