PEGI to enforce minimum 16 age rating for games with loot boxes across Europe from June 2026
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Summary
PEGI, the Pan-European Game Information body, will introduce a minimum age rating of 16 for games featuring loot boxes across Europe, including the UK, starting from June 2026. This regulatory change aims to address concerns about the gambling-like nature of loot boxes and their impact on children, requiring games with randomized in-game purchases to carry the higher age restriction.
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· 3 pulledGames which feature loot boxes will soon be given an age rating of 16 across Europe, including in the UK, under a host of changes by the European video game ratings organisation.
The Pan-European Game Information body (PEGI)'s age ratings are displayed on games sold in the UK and other countries in Europe to indicate their suitability for children of different ages.
The new changes by the Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body (PEGI) will start from June.
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