{"id":612624,"date":"2026-03-22T21:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/18-european-countries-call-for-better-regulation-of-loot-boxes-following-new-report"},"modified":"2026-03-22T21:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:00:54","slug":"18-european-countries-call-for-better-regulation-of-loot-boxes-following-new-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/18-european-countries-call-for-better-regulation-of-loot-boxes-following-new-report\/","title":{"rendered":"18 European countries call for better regulation of loot boxes following new report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/18-european-countries-call-for-better-regulation-of-loot-boxes-following-new-report.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nA new <a href=\"https:\/\/fil.forbrukerradet.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-31-insert-coin-publish.pdf\">report<\/a> commissioned by the Norwegian Consumer Council has concluded that loot boxes in games are &#8220;exploitative and predatory.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>\nConsumer protection agencies in 18 European countries have backed the report and called for better regulation of video games. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe report uses both FIFA 22 and Raid: Shadow Legends as case studies to demonstrate the &#8220;wide arsenal of tricks to push consumers into spending as much time and money as possible exploiting consumers hope to receive the reward despite a miniscule chance and likelihood to do so&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/18-european-countries-call-for-better-regulation-of-loot-boxes-following-new-report\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/18-european-countries-call-for-better-regulation-of-loot-boxes-following-new-report\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report commissioned by the Norwegian Consumer Council has concluded that loot boxes in games are &#8220;exploitative and predatory.&#8221; Consumer protection agencies in 18 European countries have backed the report and called for better regulation of video games. The report uses both FIFA 22 and Raid: Shadow Legends as case studies to demonstrate the &#8220;wide arsenal of tricks to push consumers into spending as much time and money as possible exploiting consumers hope to receive the reward despite a miniscule chance and likelihood to do so&#8221;. 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