Kerry Hopkins, EA’s VP of Legal and Government affairs (and sure, apparently that is an precise place inside EA) stated earlier than a UK parliament session that loot bins in video video games are shock mechanics that are not any totally different from Kinder eggs or from every other “Surprise!” issue product. AS Hopkins put it, lootboxes are additionally very enjoyable and really moral experiences in the best way EA has applied them: “We do think the way that we have implemented these kinds of mechanics – and FIFA of course is our big one, our FIFA Ultimate Team and our packs – is actually quite ethical and quite fun, quite enjoyable to people”. Never thoughts {that a} government-commissioned research on the matter, “Young People and Gambling 2018 Report” claiming that 450,000 UK children, aged between 11 and 16, wager repeatedly.
Hopkins defined additional saying that “We do agree with the UK gambling commission, the Australian gambling commission, and many other gambling commissions that they aren’t gambling, and we also disagree that there’s evidence that shows it leads to gambling. Instead we think it’s like many other products that people enjoy in a healthy way, and like the element of surprise.” I’m sorry in regards to the meme, however I simply needed to do it. But I really feel tempted to circle again to the job place for VP of Legal and Government Affairs… I imply would not that simply sound like one thing an evil firm would have?
