Loot boxes are a kind of secret box in video games that can be bought for real money.
In it, the player gets random objects and figures that can be used in the gaming world, not unlike hockey cards of old.
In 2018, these were classified as lottery activities and banned in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The news quickly became a discussion between the countries and the gaming giant Electronic Arts, who said that this type of activity is a major source of income in games such as the football title FIFA.
Belgium and the Netherlands were later right.
Releases in all countries - except two
Today, the gaming giant Activision Blizzard releases the mobile and computer game Diablo Immortal.
The Diablo series falls into the role-playing game genre and is one of the developer's largest.
It has been regularly replenished with new editions since 1996.
But gamers in Belgium and the Netherlands will not be able to get their hands on the new edition.
- Diablo immortal will not be available in the countries and will not be available on any of Activision Blizzard's services.
This is related to the climate for gaming in these countries, says a spokesperson for the company according to Eurogamer.
Hot question in Sweden
Here in Sweden, too, the issue of loot boxes is on the agenda.
In a recently published report, several European actors, including the interest group Sweden's consumers, appeal that the gaming moment must be better regulated.
In connection with the publication of the report, the Minister of Consumer Affairs Max Elger (S) stated that a Swedish regulation had not made any difference because the players are global.