Electronic Arts
TINA.org joined a coalition of U.S. consumer groups in urging the FTC to investigate the use of dark patterns and other deceptive marketing tactics to sell loot boxes in EA’s FIFA: Ultimate Team online video game.
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2022
June 2
TINA.org joins several U.S. consumer groups, including Fairplay and the Center for Digital Democracy, in urging the FTC to investigate EA.
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TINA’s Take: How FIFA’s Online Version Exploits Consumers
Gimme the loot (boxes).
CATrends: Loot Boxes in Video Games
Class-action trend likens purchasing loot boxes in video games to pulling a lever on a slot machine.
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Electronic Arts Sports Video Games
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose important information about the Ultimate Team Packs in games
EA Sports Games
Allegations: Failing to disclose that games use artificial intelligence to induce players to purchase additional loot boxes