{
  "id": 6448673,
  "title": "Epic Games Store to introduce age checks for R18+ games in Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/epic-games-store-to-introduce-age-checks-for-r18-games-in-australia",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T17:24:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GamesIndustry",
    "slug": "gamesindustry",
    "url": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/epic-games-store-to-introduce-age-checks-for-r18-games-in-australia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Epic Games will require Australian players to confirm they're 18 or older before downloading or buying R18+ rated titles on the Epic Games Store, starting September 9. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}