The UK games industry has unveiled plans to try and restrict access to loot boxes for children.
Are they a gateway to gambling addiction? Or just a fun mechanic that enhances players' gaming experiences?Last July, then Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said that because the evidence about loot boxes was still emerging, "direct government intervention may risk unintended consequences".It's taken nearly 12 months for those measures to be agreed upon.
The plans include rules on how loot boxes should be presented and a commitment to more lenient refund policies. He would justify the purchases to himself by saying he was spending money to save the time it would take to enhance his characters through gameplay alone. For Mr Sproson, buying a loot box was the "same feeling as scoring a goal in football".