Gaming getting too realistic An Austrian court has ruled that loot boxes in FIFA game violate the nation’s gambling laws and have demanded that affected players be refunded. The district… An Austrian ...

As reported by Eurogamer, video games that have loot boxes and similar monetization systems will get aged up to PEGI 16.

Over the past decade, video games have increasingly embraced systems built around random rewards. Loot boxes, gacha mechanics, and RNG drops have become as familiar to PlayStation players as loading ...

Starting in June, the Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) age rating system, Europe's equivalent to the ESRB, will begin ...

LONDON, United Kingdom, November 4, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- The topic of loot boxes, microtransactions and other types of gambling mechanics in video games is one that is handled differently in ...

EA Sports FC has traditionally been rated PEGI 3 in Europe, but that looks set to change as new regulations target the use of loot boxes in games.

PEGI is getting stricter about how it determines a game’s age rating, with the presence of microtransactions and loot boxes ...

As part of GamesIndustry.biz's year-end, we're welcoming back Leon Y. Xiao of Beclaws to provide his annual look at the state of lootbox legislation worldwide. Welcome to another "re-run banner" for ...

The European age rating system PEGI will soon only approve video games with loot boxes from the age of 16. The USK served as inspiration.

The consumer lawsuit comes just over a week after a similar suit filed by the state of New York.