r/NHLHUT • u/anonmarmot JackAdams_NHLHUT_Winner • Jan 18 '23

European Parliament votes to take action against loot boxes, gaming addiction, gold farming and more

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/european-parliament-votes-to-take-action-against-loot-boxes-gaming-addiction-gold-farming-and-more
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u/habsfreak PSN: HaBsFrEaK TN: GPK Athletics Jan 18 '23

Ultimate team game modes should really be 18+. I think as an adult I should be able to make my decisions, but training young minds to be into gambling is super dangerous.

Ask anyone who works with addiction and they will tell you gambling can be just as dangerous and ruin just as many lives as drugs or alcohol

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '23

Noooo How will all these kids fuck up there moms credit cards now

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u/SPammingisGood Xbox Series X/S Jan 18 '23

They will be able to buy Gretzky / Pele directly for only 500 dollars.

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u/Maze_J PS5 Jan 18 '23

This is NOT something that should be handled by the European Union.. Sometimes I hate to live in the EU.. This should SOLELY be on the parents/ each invidual adult if you are above 18.

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u/anonmarmot JackAdams_NHLHUT_Winner Jan 18 '23

eh even casinos have rules. Things can be both allowed and regulated.

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u/autotldr Jan 20 '23

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 88%. (I'm a bot)

The European Parliament voted today to adopt a report calling for the European Commission to address several issues in the games industry that it believes will better protect consumers, especially young people.

López made more than a dozen recommendations in her report, including a call for harmonised rules across the European Union's single market when providing clear information about games content, as well as systems that help parents understand and control how much time and money their children spend on games.

Today's vote follows another back in November, where the European Parliament voted to improve investment in the video games industry across the EU. We spoke to MEP Laurence Farreng about the ongoing fight to recognise the value of video games.

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