EA Sports FC 27 gets PEGI 16 rating in Europe over loot boxes

PEGI has begun applying expanded criteria to games with paid random items, bumping titles with loot boxes to PEGI 16 by default. EA Sports FC 27 jumped from PEGI 3 to PEGI 16, while the ESRB in North America kept its E rating.

• Games with loot boxes now default to PEGI 16 in Europe
• EA Sports FC 27 rose from PEGI 3 to PEGI 16
• ESRB declined to follow and kept FC 27 rated E
• New PEGI criteria cover purchases, communication and retention