MapleStory publisher Nexon fined record $8.9 million for misleading loot box mechanics

4 months 2 weeks ago

Korean publisher Nexon have been fined 11.6 billion won - around $8.9 million - for secretly altering the drop rates of coveted items in free-to-play MMO gacha game MapleStory. The fine, issued by the Korea Fair Trade Commission, is the largest penalty ever doled out for violation of South Korea's Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce.

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Edwin Evans-Thirlwell