Belgium wants loot boxes out of Europe, says they’re a form of gambling

Belgium wants no part of this new loot box craze in video games.

The Belgian Gaming Commission declared that loot boxes in video games like Star Wars Battlefront II and Overwatch should be considered a form of gambling, Belgian news outlet VTM News reported Tuesday (via PC Gamer), even going so far as saying that they should be banned in Belgium and Europe at large.

Loot boxes got on the Belgian Gaming Commission’s radar amidst the controversy surrounding Star Wars Battlefront II, which has a progression system for abilities and weapons based around loot boxes that players can either unlock through gameplay or by purchasing them with real money. (The latter option has been temporarily disabled after community outcry.) Read more…

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