Europe Is Putting Harsher Age Restrictions on All the Things You Hate About Modern Gaming
Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) is implementing significant updates to its age rating system starting June 2026, introducing stricter classifications for loot boxes, microtransactions, and daily login incentives. Games featuring paid random items like loot boxes will automatically receive a PEGI 16 rating, while those with time-limited purchases will be rated PEGI 12. Unrestricted online communication will result in an 18 rating.
- Entities
- Person: Dirk Bosmans
- Game: EA Sports FC 24
- Topic: Microtransactions
- Topic: Loot Boxes
- Topic: Age Restrictions
- Company: USK
- Company: Pan-European Game Information
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