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Japanese social game networks take a hit over regulation concerns
Reports of impending Japanese regulations for social game networks and their random virtual goods have cast doubt over the futures of Gree and DeNA — and their stock prices have tumbled as a result. Japan’s Consumer Affairs Energy has reportedly decided that “kompu gacha,” a common online game practice of rewarding players with a random virtual prize — which can be a rare or ho-hum item — after purchasing a set of goods, is illegal, …
