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You can't sue us for making games 'too entertaining,' say major game developers in response to addiction lawsuits (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's not a gaming addition that's the problem, it's that many of these games basically follow the same playbook that casinos do. They're gambling disguised as a video game.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It would help if the lawsuit was actually focused on lootboxes, microtransactions, and the like as harmful gambling.

But it doesn't. The lawsuit claims video games themselves being good creates an addiction.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Well that's fucking stupid