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Australian ratings board reportedly demands in-game purchase warnings appear on game boxes – GamesIndustry.biz
New consumer advice expected to apply from September onwards
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The Australian classification board is taking steps to further highlight the use of in-game purchases in upcoming titles by mandating that this warning be included on the cover.
The change was spotted by Reddit users, with Marvel’s Avengers by Square Enix used as an example.
In addition to the classification symbol that shows a game’s age rating, there is also a text box including content descriptors.
In the case of Marvel’s Avengers — pictured right — this includes “sc…
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