{"id":6046,"date":"2018-05-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/loot-boxes-belgium-has-strong-arguments-against\/"},"modified":"2018-05-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T00:00:00","slug":"loot-boxes-belgium-has-strong-arguments-against","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/loot-boxes-belgium-has-strong-arguments-against\/","title":{"rendered":"Loot Boxes Belgium has strong arguments against"},"content":{"rendered":"

Loot boxes game. <\/strong>The Belgian minister of justice, Koen Geens (pictured), announced the result of an investigation that the country’s Gaming Commission conducted into video game “loot boxes”<\/strong>, a mechanic that lets players pay real money for a chance at winning virtual items.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Belgium’s Gaming Commission has decided that ‘loot box’<\/strong> mechanics in three popular video games encourage children to gamble because they are also a form of gambling.<\/font><\/p>\n

Loot boxes<\/strong> exist because video-game development on a large scale is an increasingly expensive business. The development costs of blockbuster-style games have increased tenfold in 10 years but not the price in a new released game, it keeps costing £50-£60, as 15 years ago.<\/font><\/p>\n

So, video game publishers have to make it by any possible way, reason why exists the DLC (downloadable content) which offers virtual cosmetic items to customize a character, new story chapters to play through, or extra maps to battle upon – all optional. And players accept to pay around £10 to £30 for those extras. READ SO: VIDEO GAMES BEING JUDGED AS GAMBLING PRODUCTS<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

But with a loot box<\/strong>, you pay for a chance to obtain a virtual item – usually with real money. It’s a slot-machine style system where, although you’re guaranteed to get something on every spin, the chance of getting what you actually want is vastly reduced.<\/font><\/p>\n

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This process works on the same part of the brain as any game of chance; the dopamine hit is enjoyable, but potentially addictive, and hard to resist.<\/p>\n

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Reason why The Belgian report found several issues with loot boxes:<\/p>\n

<\/font>–<\/b> The rewards are uncertain: causing an emotional reaction<\/p>\n

<\/font>–<\/b> Players can be lied into believing: the actual chance of receiving particular items is often hidden from the player.<\/p>\n

<\/font>–<\/b> The exposure of these chance mechanics to children was a particular concern.<\/p>\n

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“Mixing games and gambling, especially at a young age, is dangerous for mental health. We must ensure that children and adults are not presented with games of chance when they are looking for fun in a video game.” said Geens<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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