Playing Politics, March 2026

Age rating changes, social media bans, and exclusive events ahoy

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• Loot boxes rated as 16 following PEGI age rating changes

• House of Lords social media ban amendment shot down in the Commons

• VGIM Insiders get early access to an event taking place later this month

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Hello VGIM Insiders,

Welcome to the latest edition of Playing Politics.

As many of you know, I’m on holiday in Mexico with the ambitious mission of consuming my body weight in tacos. But that isn’t stopping me from serving up VGIM’s usual slice of monthly political insight.

In this month’s edition of PP, we’ll run the rule over two political stories shaping the games business. We’ll also give Insiders early access to an event taking place later this month, which aims to foster healthier video game communities that are able to face some of the biggest challenges we face online.

If you’d like to read the newsletter, get early access to said event, and secure a load of other perks, then you'd better become a VGIM Insider for £6 per month or £50 per year here.

Let’s get on with the newsletter, shall we?