Diablo Immortal skips Dutch and Belgian launches and loot boxes might be to blame
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#5ZW56)
Diablo Immortal is the latest entry in the long running franchise. | Image: Activision Blizzard Activision Blizzard has confirmed Diablo Immortal won't be launching in Belgium and the Netherlands alongside other countries on June 2nd, and has blamed the territories' current operating environments" for preventing the release of its new free-to-play title, Eurogamer reports. The two countries are notable for recent rulings taken against loot boxes in games, with authorities in each country arguing that they constitute a form of gambling. The cancellation was first reported by Dutch news site Tweakers.
Diablo Immortal will not be available in Belgium or the Netherlands, and will not appear on Battle.net or the Belgian and Netherlands App or Google Play Stores," a spokesperson for the game's publisher told Eurogamer. This is related...