Regulators in those countries have ruled against Blizzard’s loot boxes in other games Diablo Immortal, Blizzard Entertainment’s free-to-play Diablo game, is set to launch on Windows PC and mobile Wednesday.
But instead choosing not to bring Diablo Immortal to Belgium and the Netherlands might be a hint about how enmeshed those systems are in this game.
Like Belgium, the Netherlands has also previously ruled against loot boxes in games, specifically in FIFA 21’s Ultimate Team mode.
That’s because of those countries’ strict loot box laws, according to a report from GamesIndustry.biz and Dutch website Tweakers.