Epic and EA had a terrible showing in front of UK regulators to defend gaming. While we all wish EA's version of lootboxes to die, there was more at stake.



Regulators, in general, are looking for way to restrict, tax, or otherwise curb videogames again IN GENERAL.

While the news focused on poor answer by Epic and EA: "Fornite does not make money" and "Lootboxes are Surprise Mechanics" the media has forgotten to talk about the focus the regulator had on the time spent playing videogames.

Epic and EA are not popular right now, but we should not be cheering on their poor performances. These regulations will affect all games. Ever since the WHO classified gaming discorder as a health risk, regulators have new ammo to impose unrealistic and hard regulation on games.