PEGI, the European video game age rating agency, has started raising the age ratings of digital games that feature loot boxes to 16. The rollout of this new, stricter approach, is expected to occur throughout October. Read more
European age-ratings body PEGI begins raising age-limit of loot box games, like EA Sports FC, to 16
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