gambling – MCV/DEVELOP https://mcvuk.com News, events, research and jobs from the games industry Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:57:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 218856675 ESRB introduces new rating to inform customers when games include randomised loot boxes https://mcvuk.com/business-news/esrb-introduces-new-rating-to-inform-customers-when-games-include-randomised-loot-boxes/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:11:59 +0000 https://mcvuk.com/?p=209108 MCV/DEVELOP 209108 Video games are ‘setting kids up for addiction’ says NHS England mental health head https://mcvuk.com/business-news/video-games-are-setting-kids-up-for-addiction-says-nhs-england-mental-health-head/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:30:42 +0000 https://mcvuk.com/?p=181173 MCV/DEVELOP 181173 Royal Society for Public Health calls on UK government to do more to protect young people from ‘the normalisation of gambling in video games’ https://mcvuk.com/business-news/royal-society-for-public-health-calls-on-uk-government-to-do-more-to-protect-young-people-from-the-normalisation-of-gambling-in-video-games/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:40:25 +0000 https://mcvuk.com/?p=180722 MCV/DEVELOP 180722 If the industry wants better headlines, it needs to offer academics better data – “It’s infuriating how easily important data could be collected and shared” https://mcvuk.com/business-news/if-the-industry-wants-better-headlines-it-needs-to-offer-academics-better-data-its-infuriating-how-easily-important-data-could-be-collected-and-shared/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:40:48 +0000 https://mcvuk.com/?p=180301 MCV/DEVELOP 180301 TIGA ‘keen to work alongside relevant parties’ to address concerns raised in UK government report https://mcvuk.com/business-news/tiga-keen-to-work-alongside-relevant-parties-to-address-concerns-raised-in-uk-government-report/ Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:50:18 +0000 https://mcvuk.com/?p=178682 MCV/DEVELOP 178682 UK government investigation slams games industry for a ‘lack of honesty and transparency’ about loot boxes https://mcvuk.com/business-news/uk-government-investigation-slams-games-industry-for-a-lack-of-honesty-and-transparency-about-loot-boxes/ Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:09:27 +0000 https://mcvuk.com/?p=178577 MCV/DEVELOP 178577 PEGI defends decision to rate NBA 2K20 as PEGI 3 despite a teaser trailer depicting slot machines https://mcvuk.com/business-news/pegi-defends-decision-to-rate-nba-2k20-as-pegi-3-despite-a-teaser-trailer-depicting-slot-machines/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:09:42 +0000 https://mcvuk.com/?p=178480 MCV/DEVELOP 178480 U.S. Senator wants devs that ‘knowingly exploit’ children with loot boxes to ‘face legal consequences’ https://mcvuk.com/business-news/u-s-senator-wants-devs-that-knowingly-exploit-children-with-loot-boxes-to-face-legal-consequences/ Thu, 09 May 2019 09:42:07 +0000 https://mcvuk.com/?p=89072 MCV/DEVELOP 89072 Global games industry warned to self-regulate loot boxes ‘before it’s too late’ https://mcvuk.com/business-news/global-games-industry-warned-to-self-regulate-loot-boxes-before-its-too-late/ Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:28:37 +0000 https://mcvuk.com/2018/12/07/global-games-industry-warned-to-self-regulate-loot-boxes-before-its-too-late/ MCV/DEVELOP 22037 UK Gambling Commission investigates unlicensed gambling streams on Twitch https://mcvuk.com/business-news/uk-gambling-commission-investigates-unlicensed-gambling-streams-on-twitch/ Thu, 06 Dec 2018 11:49:39 +0000 https://mcvuk.com/2018/12/06/uk-gambling-commission-investigates-unlicensed-gambling-streams-on-twitch/ MCV/DEVELOP 22054