Making consumer guidance EU law would hurt video games, Supercell CEO says
By Sara Brandstätter ( June 4, 2026, 11:56 GMT | Comment) -- Ilkka Paananen, the CEO of video games maker Supercell, has warned that free-to-play mobile games could become unplayable in the EU if consumer-protection guidance on in-game currencies are incorporated into the bloc’s upcoming Digital Fairness Act. He also said that such changes would put European game developers at a competitive disadvantage.Free-to-play mobile games could become “unplayable” in the EU if consumer-protection guidance on in-game currencies are incorporated into the bloc’s upcoming Digital Fairness Act, the chief executive of video games maker Supercell said in an interview with MLex....
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