{"id":85847,"date":"2020-09-30T19:52:41","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T19:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/fifa-21-microtransactions-ad-kids-ea\/"},"modified":"2020-09-30T19:52:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T19:52:41","slug":"ea-removes-controversial-fifa-21-advertisement-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/09\/30\/ea-removes-controversial-fifa-21-advertisement-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"EA Removes Controversial FIFA 21 Advertisement | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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EA had a recent controversy that’s angered some fans enough for it to reverse its decision. No, this isn’t in reference to the\u00a0poor Metacritic user scores for the ironically best-selling Madden 21<\/em><\/a> football game, but an advertisement pushing microtransactions in a magazine marketed toward children.<\/p>\n

FIFA 21<\/a><\/em> is coming out in just over a week, and many soccer fans are on the edge of their seats awaiting their chance to play 2020’s take on the popular pro soccer\/European football game. And as is true for many modern video games,\u00a0FIFA 21<\/em> will have microtransactions in addition to the flat rate fans pay to play the game, and both the marketing and the egregious nature of\u00a0the FIFA Points microtransactions have angered a lot of gamers.<\/p>\n

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EA advertised microtransactions for kids<\/a>, especially loot boxes that cause real-world money but don’t even guarantee an in-game reward, and even more blatantly advertised these purchases as a necessary part of playing the game. While in reality, players can enjoy\u00a0FIFA 21<\/em> without paying a single cent after the initial purchase. People got angry on social media, and EA\u00a0is now pulling the magazine ad in response to the outrage.<\/p>\n