Italy Opens Probes Into Activision Blizzard Over Smartphone Game Sales Practices

Italian regulators launch monetization investigation into Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty Mobile

One of the main reasons most gamers of rational mind shun mobile games is because they very often have been monetized from the floorboards to the rafters. That’s not necessarily news to us. What is news, however, is when mobile games reach for players’ wallets with such ravenous fervor that they draw the attention of […]

Italy to Investigate Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty Mobile for “Dark Patterns”

The Italian antitrust regulator, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercat (AGCM), has launched an investigation into Activision Blizzard. It suspects that the company may have violated consumer protection laws.

Activision Blizzard investigated by Italian regulator over mobile game microtransactions

Activision Blizzard is currently the subject of an investigation by the Italian competition authority Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercat (AGCM), which is reviewing the company’s monetisation in the popular free-to-play mobile games Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty Mobile. The AGCM accuses the monetisation schemes of being “misleading and aggressive” as well as breaching consumer rights. According to the official press release, Activ…

Italy Opens Probes Into Activision Blizzard Over Smartphone Game Sales Practices

Italy’s competition regulator has opened two investigations into Microsoft-owned Activision Blizzard, alleging the company used misleading and aggressive sales practices in its mobile games Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty Mobile. The probes focus on whether design choices encouraged excessive playtime and spending, particularly among minors. Focus Of The Investigations The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) said it is exami…