Belgium has decided loot boxes in Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm are gambling. Activision Blizzard has removed the option to buy them in response, but only in that location, alongside issuing a passive aggressive statement about it.
Paid Loot Boxes Removed From Overwatch, Heroes Of The Storm In Belgium
Belgium has decided loot boxes in Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm are gambling. Activision Blizzard has removed the option to buy them in response, but only in that location, alongside issuing a passive aggressive statement about it.
Good. Loot boxes are ridiculous.
Seems like the War Thunder market place also isnt able to be accessed in Belgium/Netherlands.
Greetings from The Netherlands.
Good but still not good enough though. Gotta push for this everywhere else.
When they doin this in the US? ?
It’s a start. Hopefully it spreads to other countries.
Belgium have common sense!
The Overwatch gameplay is looking good Jim. The game’s really come a long way since launch.
Get rid of Loot Boxes in every game.
Boo hoo, we can’t fleece all the money from all the players anymore!
“We don’t agree with the Belgian interpretation of Belgian law”. How arrogant these corporations are.
simply lovely how their statement portrays “we are not going against the law, the law is going against us”
Oh, look at that, when faced with law, they comply.
also lets not forget you actually have to pay for overwatch to begin with.
“Their interpretation of Belgian law” their law the absolute arrogance
_”We have decided to comply…”_ Oh rich pampered manchildren execs trying to justify their theft and abuse of consumers are hilarious. As if they had a choice. True, I too get to _decide to comply_ with the law to not steal also.
Jim did you also hear the news EA is willing to take Dutch government to court if my government will push on against lootboxes etc. Tough luck for them, because games industry is international. American Law doesn’t apply. Can’t wait to see them in international court and get their butt kicked. Our laws actually protect people instead of corps.
Their interpretation? They ARE the law, its the government. Blizzard is just salty because now loot boxes truly are only cosmetic. They are used to being unassailable due to their name and publisher, now they got a bucket of cold water. They will either adapt or lose more when the next dominoes fall.
0:22 Wow. The shade that writer was trying to throw. -_-
That statement is so passive agressive it isn’t funny. But I’m glad my country got this done