Minecraft, Valorant and Diablo Are Under Investigation

Europe is investigating Minecraft, Valorant, Diablo Immortal and more over their in-game currencies. The industry offered clearer prices and refunds, but regulators still want more. The fight now rests on a much bigger question: should virtual currency count as real money, and what would that mean for everyone who plays? Join us at https://bellular.games for early access content, 20 editions of 'Loading Screen' a month and to support our team! 00:00 Europe Takes On Microtransactions 00:55 How the Investigations Started 03:11 Gaming Offered a Compromise 07:05 Is In-Game Currency Real Money? 10:35 Why This Could End Up in Court Sources: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/consumers/consumer-rights-and-complaints/enforcement-consumer-protection/consumer-protection-cooperation-network_en https://commission.europa.eu/document/8af13e88-6540-436c-b137-9853e7fe866a_en https://www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/fight-breaks-out-over-eus-new-in https://bellular.games/the-european-pushback-on-mtx-regulation/ https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/european-commission-hosts-stakeholders-talks-application-cpc-networks-key-principles-games-virtual-2025-06-03_en https://www.linkedin.com/posts/industrys-response-to-the-cpc-networks-share-7511092373549101056-il8S/ https://www.videogameseurope.eu/news/industrys-response-to-the-cpc-networks-non-legally-binding-principles-on-in-game-currencies/ https://bellular.games/loading-screen-the-eu-takes-on-gold-farmers/ https://bellular.games/loading-screen-epic-backed-down-on-the-eus-new-mtx-rules/