Former EA president defends loot boxes as surprises, not gambling
Peter Moore continues to insist loot boxes and ultimate team are more like buying a pack of cards than they are anything like gambling.
Electronic Arts prepares to block FIFA loot boxes in some jurisdictions
Electronic Arts have added code to block some jurisdictions from FIFA’s Ultimate Team game mode, in an apparent concession to regulators.
Dutch gambling regulator celebrates ruling against EA loot boxes
A Dutch court rules that gambling regulator was right in declaring loot boxes in Electronic Arts’ FIFA game to be illegal games of chance.
Loot Boxes called gambling in $5M class action lawsuit against EA
A California court may be asked to decide if loot boxes are gambling, as Electronic Arts faces a huge class action lawsuit.
UKGC really wants to crack down on video game gambling
The UK’s gambling regulator really would like to investigate gambling in the gaming sector, but can’t do much with current laws.
EA exec says loot boxes in video games no worse than Kinder Eggs
A senior VP for video game publisher Electronic Arts tells UK MPs that loot boxes are "quite ethical" and not that different from Kinder Eggs.
Electronic Arts hoist white flag in war over Belgian loot boxes
Electronic Arts agrees to remove controversial 'loot boxes' from its Belgian version of FIFA video game to comply with local gambling laws.
Electronic Arts caves, releases FIFA 19 loot box odds
Electronic Arts has announced that its latest version of the popular soccer game, FIFA 19, will include information for the loot box odds.
Electronic Arts being investigated in Belgium over loot boxes
Belgian authorities are reportedly considering prosecuting EA over its decision not to prohibit loot box transactions its most popular games, FIFA 18.
EA protests gambling regulators red card on FIFA 18 loot boxes
EA has received yet another red card from European gambling regulators due to the loot boxes in its popular football video game FIFA 18.