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Rocket League loot boxes disabled in the Netherlands and Belgium due to government regulations

Psyonix's esports game is the latest target in the loot box regulation war

Raymond Bakker

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | 19:21 GMT

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Rocket League loot boxes disabled in the Netherlands and Belgium due to government regulations

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | 19:21 GMT

Raymond Bakker

Development studio Psyonix has announced it disabled loot boxes in its arena soccer racing game Rocket League for players in the Netherlands and Belgium due to government regulations.

Players within the Netherlands and Belgium are now no longer able to open Crates with Keys. This change is said to be due to "government regulations". For affected players loot box opening has been disabled with patch 1.61 that was released earlier today.

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