As more and more governments are taking a closer look at lootboxes and whether they are a predatory practice akin to gambling, EA has found itself on the defensive. Its newest tactic: Call them something else and declare that gamers love them, actually. While testifying in front of the United Kingdom's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on immersive and addictive technologies, EA's vice president of legal Kerry Hopkins offered up a novel defense of the microtransaction-driven lootboxes ...
As more and more governments are taking a closer look at lootboxes and whether they are a predatory practice akin to gambling, EA has found itself on the defensive. Its newest tactic: Call them something else and declare that gamers love them, actually. While testifying in front of the United Kingdom's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on immersive and addictive technologies, EA's vice president of legal Kerry Hopkins offered up a novel defense of the microtransaction-driven lootboxes ...
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