EAs FIFA The series may be one of the best-selling video game stores on the planet, but it has been hiding in recent years of loot box mechanics supporting its popular Ultimate Team mode. In this mode, players combine a bunch of dreams based on the & # 39; packets & # 39; random cards can be purchased using real money. When the opportunity increases to find a rare player, the more expensive the package.
In Europe, EA has already been accused of abusing its young fans in a game that is actually gambling, now we see two new cases coming out of France, both of which have been filed by gamers who say the only way to "win" in High Team mode is to pay real money – and most of it.
One of the lawyers, Victor Zagury, looks at gambling in his statement, and cites the action already taken on the matter in Belgium and Holland:
In this game, everyone wants to have a dream team to go as far as possible. My client spent € 600 in five months without finding a great player. The developers of this game mode have developed a program that is far more subtle and more subtle. The more you pay, the more likely you are to find great players. We believe that gambling is included in this video game because buying packs is nothing more than a bet. It is the idea of a casino that enters their houses. Today, an 11 or 12 year old, without restrictions, can play FUT and make money because there is no parental control system in this mode. Belgium and the Netherlands have now taken up the matter.
Zagury's client, known as Madadou, spoke with sports release L & # 39; Équipe, who admitted to spending € 600 since the release of the game, but the best player to receive Ultimate Team packs was Napoli's Kostas Manolas:
I don't know her again! Save a lot of money to get Manolas… People I know put in $ 2,000 or $ 3,000 is crazy… The money I spent would have left me on my rent.
FIFA has seen three entries in Change so far, all of which contain Ultimate Team mode.
