Diablo Immortal will not be released in Belgium or the Netherlands


Because of loot boxes and Belgian and Dutch legislation, Diablo Immortal will not be released in Belgium or the Netherlands.

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This is what the Dutch site Tweakers reported, after receiving confirmation from Blizzard Activision. Diablo Immortalwhich is due out on mobile and in beta testing on PC on June 2, will therefore not be available for Belgian and Dutch players.

An Activision Blizzard employee explained, on the subreddit of Diablo Immortalthat due to restrictions on games in these two countries, it is not possible for Blizzard to offer the game to them. loot boxes of the game are against the law in your countries, so unless the restrictions applied to the games change, the game will not be released in the Netherlands or Belgium.”

It also warns those who try to download the game through another region. “It would be illegal for you to download the game in another country like France,” he wrote. “If you manage to launch the game, we cannot guarantee that you will not be banned for it.”

Loot boxes illegal since 2018

In April 2018, the Minister of Justice of Belgium, Koen Geenssaid that the loot boxes breached gambling laws. This statement was made following an investigation by the Gaming Commission into several games, such as Overwatch, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive et FIFA 18. She agreed that the loot boxessold for real money, represented gambling.

The same year, the Netherlands have also taken strong positions against the inclusion of loot boxes in video games.

Since 2018, several editors have withdrawn their games including loot boxes, and others have made microtransactions unavailable, to comply with laws in those two countries.

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