Games featuring paid loot boxes will soon receive a mandatory 'M' rating in Australia

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Games featuring paid loot boxes will soon receive a mandatory 'M' rating in Australia
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Many places won't sell M rated games to minors without a guardian present. It also allows guardians to make better informed decisions about what they're about to buy for their children. It may not be a silver bullet, but it might start to put some pressure on studios to think twice about putting gambling in games targeted towards children.

Yeah, sometimes it's not about finding the "perfect" solution, but taking 100 small steps that each move things in the right direction.

I wonder if they care about not selling M rated Fifa to minors though

I can't think of many minors who would be able to afford a game, so it'll be the parents buying it anyway.

I could see it helping.

"I have to inform you that this game is rated M for Mature, and isn't suitable for minors."

"What? It's just football, isn't it?"

"It says this game has gambling that uses real world money."

I don't know how many sales it'd stop, but at least parents would know.