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Belgian Gaming Commission rules loot boxes gambling; could ban Overwatch, CS:GO, FIFA 18

The Belgian Gaming Commission has ruled that loot boxes are considered gambling under its authority, and will prohibit sales of CS:GO, Overwatch, and FIFA 18 if the loot box systems are not changed.

After the release of Star Wars: Battlefront II in November, the commission took a look at Overwatch, CS:GO, and FIFA 18 and their use of loot boxes, classifying them as "games of chance".

Wanneer gamers, en zeker kinderen, plezier zoeken in #videogames, kan het niet dat ze w misleid door betalende onvoorspelbare loot boxen.



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>> spoedig in dialoog gaan met ontwikkelaars, exploitanten en Kansspelcommissie: https://t.co/zXpYCpKtjs pic.twitter.com/XEFahxClhs — Koen Geens (@Koen_Geens1) April 25, 2018

According to a statement from the Belgian Minister of Justice Koen Geens, translated by Ars Technica, developers could be subject to up to five years of prison and a fines up to €880,000.

The penalties can be doubled if "minors are involved."

North to put academy project on hold

North has announced that their academy team, North Academy, will be put on hold until they find a coach.

The team was in limbo as they lost three members in Feburary. Daniel "mertz" Mertz and coach Alexander "ave" Holdt were moved to the main team and Nicklas "gade" Gade was loaned to OpTic

The org has been unable to replace ave, and have decided to put the team on hold until they fill the position of coach.

In a statement given to Dust2.dk and translated by HLTV.org, North's sports director, Jonas "whimp" Svendsen praised remaining players Johannes "b0RUP" Borup and Frederik "acoR" Gyldstrand for their dedication to the team. He also said "we will make sure they are moving on."

Team Dignitas announce PUBG team

Team Dignitas annouce new PUBG roster formed of the ashes of team Lumber Mill and team Shoot to Kill.

The team is made up of IGL Gustav "GustavQQ" Blond, Peter "Wookiebookie" Lassen, Adam "Adam" Didiano and Timothy "Uncivil" Ebarb. They will be coached be Dylan "didz" Didiano.

The new lineup will be playing in the NA division for Global Loot League Season 2 and Auzom Premier League Season 3.

Alex Debets is a News Editor for theScore esports. You can follow him on Twitter.