EA har fått rejält problem med sina mikrotransaktioner som möter allt hårdare kritik från många håll, däribland flera regeringar. Nu blandar sig ytterligare en tung spelare in i leken, nämligen den engelska kyrkan. Det handlar mer specifikt om biskopen av St. Albans, Dr. Alan Smith, som till Daily Telegraph säger att loot-lådor är skadliga saker som kastar ett märker över barns lekar:
"Harmful and addictive products flooding children's games cast a dark shadow over the colourful world of childhood play. Games should be a place of adventure and discovery, not a vehicle for profit-making at children's expense.I welcome the report's clarity about the potential for harm that gaming poses, in line with the experience of the NHS and the stance of the World Health Organisation on Gaming Disorders. It demands urgent action by Government if they are not to look 'asleep at the wheel. These games are gambling with children's lives and action is needed, not in the near-future, but now. As the pressure to buy Christmas games starts in earnest, parents and guardians need to know what they're buying for their children."
Som synes tycker Dr. Alan Smith att det är hög tid att engelska regeringen förbjuder eländet. Håller du med honom?
