Tag: FIFA
Rumor: FIFA 23 Will Be Free-To-Play, Offer Cross-Platform Matches
Last week, we learned that Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer would be renamed eFootball and go free-to-play later this year. This week brings news --...
Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer Rebranded As Free-to-Play eFootball
A few weeks ago, we heard that Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer might be getting a free-to-play makeover, and today came word of that exact...
EA Experiments With FIFA Packs That Show You Their Contents Before You Buy
A new kind of pack for Electronic Arts' behemoth FIFA Ultimate Team will now allow you to "preview" their contents before you buy. There...
Leaked EA Doc: “All Roads Lead To FIFA Ultimate Team” (And Its Loot Boxes)
Good news, everyone! Loot boxes, I mean "surprise mechanics," don't exist to make money, they exist to drive player engagement! Whew! That was Electronic Arts'...
The Netherlands Imposes A €10m Fine On EA For Its Loot Boxes
Two and a half years ago, the Netherlands Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit or simply "Ksa") classified the loot boxes in four games as gambling. One...
French Lawsuit Calls FIFA “A Gambling Game,” Seeks Algorithm For Card Distribution
Electronic Arts and European countries are getting along right now like peanut butter and vinegar. Loot boxes for the company's games, most notably the...
UK Children’s Commissions Urges Government To Regulate Loot Boxes As Gambling
Did you know that the UK had a "Children's Commissioner"? This American didn't, but it is apparently a post in the government, and the...
Canadian Teen Racks Up $7,600 In Microtransaction Charges
In case you haven't heard, games can cost a lot of money these days if you're not careful -- or if you give your...