2 weeks, 5 days. How one teenager spent nearly £3,000 on his "addiction" to video game loot boxes. Sreehari Menon. This alarming case of children racking up huge debts on FIFA highlights considerable fears that gaming is a gateway to gambling, with boys and girls hooked in at ridiculously young ages by loot boxes. FIFA 21 reportedly still sees publisher Electronic Arts (EA) throwing everything but the kitchen sink at players to start spending on its controversial loot boxes. EA Sports, the makers of FIFA 21, have landed themselves in fresh controversy following the leak of insider information which "pushes players to spend money". Sounds fun until the whale with tons of virtual currency called FIFA points rolls in. FIFA and Loot boxes. EA is "Turning Up the Heat" to Get FIFA Players to Buy More Loot Boxes - IGN Daily Fix. It says the mode that allows loot box purchases, called FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT), is the "cornerstone" of the game. EA is insisting that it’s not pushing FIFA players to spend money on loot boxes. The Netherlands Gambling Authority have declared loot boxes illegal and deem packs on FIFA Ultimate Team, the game's most popular and profitable mode, to go against gambling regulations. Super League: FIFA, PES, Football Manager Fans Question What It Means for Games. EA has received frequent criticism for the FIFA series’ Ultimate Team mode, primarily because of its use of loot boxes that many claim make it no … FIFA series publisher Electronic Arts again becomes the focus of controversy in the gaming community surrounding its use of loot boxes in the … FIFA is a football game where you can manage and play almost any existing team both in a career mode where you clash against the AI-controlled opponents and in the online tournaments against other players. EA Sports have long been accused of being "money-focused" and the ongoing loot box controversy is a further hint and the change of ways the gaming giants have adopted. It took a full decade after FIFA introduced Ultimate Team packs, one of the first major loot box mechanics, before they were raised as an issue in parliament in 2019. Like … In October 2020 a Netherlands court issued a €10 million fine against EA over FIFA loot boxes, and more recently, Germany imposed stricter rating requirements for games with loot boxes. Loot boxes: I blew my university savings gaming on Fifa. "We are doing everything we can to …