{"id":456755,"date":"2022-06-02T20:36:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T17:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/groups-urge-ftc-to-probe-loot-box-on-fifa-video-game\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T20:36:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T17:36:26","slug":"groups-urge-ftc-to-probe-loot-box-on-fifa-video-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/groups-urge-ftc-to-probe-loot-box-on-fifa-video-game\/","title":{"rendered":"#Groups urge FTC to probe &#8216;loot box&#8217; on FIFA video game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a271740bd586\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a271740bd586\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/groups-urge-ftc-to-probe-loot-box-on-fifa-video-game\/#%E2%80%9CGroups_urge_FTC_to_probe_%E2%80%98loot_box_on_FIFA_video_game%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Groups urge FTC to probe &#8216;loot box&#8217; on FIFA video game&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGroups_urge_FTC_to_probe_%E2%80%98loot_box_on_FIFA_video_game%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Groups urge FTC to probe &#8216;loot box&#8217; on FIFA video game&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Consumer advocates on Thursday urged US regulators to investigate video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> maker Electronic Arts for the misleading use of a digital \u201cloot\u00a0box\u201d that \u201caggressively\u201d urges players to spend more money while playing a popular soccer game.<\/p>\n<p>The groups Fairplay, Center for Digital Democracy and 13 other organizations urged the Federal Trade Commission to probe the EA game \u201cFIFA: Ultimate Team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the game, players build a soccer team using avatars of real players, and compete against other teams. In a letter to the FTC, the groups said the game usually costs $50 to $100 but that the company would push players to spend more while they played.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt entices players to buy packs in search of special players,\u201d said the letter sent by these groups along with the Consumer Federation of America and Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health and others.<\/p>\n<p>The packs, or\u00a0loot\u00a0boxes, are packages of digital content sometimes purchased with real money that give the purchaser a potential advantage in a game. They can be purchased with digital currency, which can obscure how much is spent, they said<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ELETRONIC_ARTS-FIFA1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Electronic Arts and FIFA logos\" class=\"wp-image-22506729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ELETRONIC_ARTS-FIFA1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ELETRONIC_ARTS-FIFA1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/ELETRONIC_ARTS-FIFA1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The packs, or loot boxes, are packages of digital content sometimes purchased with real money that give the purchaser a potential advantage in a game. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe chances of opening a coveted card, such as a Player of the Year, are miniscule unless a gamer spends thousands of dollars on points or plays for thousands of hours to earn coins,\u201d the groups said in the letter.<\/p>\n<p>The letter also linked the\u00a0loot\u00a0boxes to gambling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn some cases, young people who have already developed problem gambling behaviors seek out games with\u00a0loot\u00a0boxes; for others,\u00a0loot\u00a0boxes are a gateway to problem gambling,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The FTC, which goes after companies that engage in deceptive behavior, held a workshop on\u00a0loot\u00a0boxes in 2019. 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