Norway goes after games with virtual currencies [Video]

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GIANNI: Hi I’m Gianni Di Giovanni

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GIANNI: Welcome to Walkthrough, SIFTER’s weekly recap on the biggest news in video games. 

‍KYLE: This week Norway’s consumer advocate goes after in-game currencies, Epic heads back to court to sue Google and Samsung for hampering installs, and ex-EA staff in Australia spin up a new studio. 

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‍GIANNI:  A new report from The Norwegian Consumer Council, in collaboration with 21 consumer organisations from 17 different countries, has been submitted to the EU authorities about the dangers of virtual currencies in games.

The complaint titled ‘Getting players: The true cost of virtual currency’ shines a light on the unfair practices of leading video game companies, including those behind Fortnite, EA Sports FC 24, Minecraft and Clash of …