Developers say they were not consulted as Labor questions timing of announcement on eve of election
Game developers say they were not consulted before the Coalition announced plans to change the classification of video games with loot boxes.
The changes would “address a range of issues” including the use of loot boxes in video games – where people can pay money for in-game mystery boxes with items that can be collected and used in the game. The proposed changes would include a minimum classification rating for games that simulate gambling.The changes would also address content that sexualises children or depicts suicide or violence against women.
The federal government undertook a broad-ranging review of the classification system in December 2019, with submissions open until February 2020. He said the association was not consulted prior to Wednesday’s announcement, but welcomed the opportunity for another public consultation. Labor’s shadow minister for communications, Michelle Rowland, said the announcement showed the government wasn’t serious about protecting consumers, or it would not have sat on the classification review for two years or “waited until the eve of an election” to make the announcement.
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