Web games get fair trading scrutiny

Web and phone games aimed at children that charge for extras are being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading. The OFT wants to find out if the games put undue pressure on children to pay for additional content. Many games ask players to pay to get coins, gems or other virtual items to speed their progress through levels. The OFT wants to hear from parents who have seen firms aggressively pushing in-game content to children. High cost The investigation comes alongside media reports about chiren spending large sums on virtual items for smartphone and web games. In March, five-year-old schoolboy Danny Kitchen, from Bristol, managed to rack up charges of more than £1,700 while playing the Zombies versus Ninjas game on his parents' iPad. The money has since been refunded by Apple. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. //

Web games get fair trading scrutiny 2013-04-12T12:03:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Undercover 999