CCPC and global consumer agencies find manipulative design practices in games (ccpc.ie)

• 22 agencies examined 439 games
• Practices: sneaking, nagging, obstruction
• Only 30% of loot box games disclose before download
• CCPC to assess legal breaches

"More than 20 consumer agencies, including Ireland's CCPC, examined 439 mobile and online games and found manipulative design techniques such as hidden prices, repeated prompts, and frustration-based barriers. Only 30% of games with loot boxes disclosed this before download. The CCPC will assess potential breaches of EU and Irish consumer law."