Probe Into Makers of ‘Candy Crush’ and ‘Minecraft’ for Potential Breaches of Consumer Protection Law
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VGEleven games, including Minecraft and Candy Crush Saga, are subject to an EU action on virtual currency. The Consumer Council expects fines to remain unchanged.
The investigation examines in-game purchases, in-game virtual currencies, consumer rights when making purchases, transparency around costs and fairness of terms and conditions. The companies under investigation include: Crytek GmbH, InnoGames GmbH, King.com Operations (Malta) Limited, Mojang AB, Plarium Europe ... More www.ertnews.gr
Only exchange euros in play money, then a remainder remains: The EU targets precisely such purchase models. For players this could soon change fundamentally. This article was sorted under Gaming, Notebook, Technology, Gaming laptops in comparison: We recommend these notebooks to you, Mobile Computing, Gaming Handheld.
The European Commission coordinated 11 actions against ten video game companies for the sale and price of virtual coins. The initiative examines from cost transparency to practices that can put pressure on minors, while clarifying that cryptocurrencies fall outside this framework.
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