Lootboxes, pay-to-win, virtual currencies and other blights unto gaming face heavy regulation as the EU tables new Digital Fairness Act

Loot boxes, dark patterns, virtual currencies, subscription services, pay-to-win systems, and many other trappings of diabolical digital serfdom all face extensive regulation under the European Commission's proposed Digital Fairness Act, which has been formally presented to EU member states today. The full draft text of the regulation leaked earlier in the week. If it passes into law - and…

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