Electronic Arts Vice President Kerry Hopkins spoke in the debate that involved the committee for culture, media and sport in the British parliament.
According to the statements of Kerry Hopkins the Ultimate Team mode packages in the FIFA series should not be classified as gambling but should be compared to the surprises in the Kinder eggs.
Kerry Hopkins, EA’s Vice President of Legal and Government affairs, insists that the company’s randomized purchases aren’t loot boxes, but rather ‘surprise mechanics.’ In an oral evidence session with the UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee, Hopkins compares the mechanics to surprise toys… ‘whether it’s Kinder Eggs or Hatchimals.’ In response to questions… Hopkins says ‘We do think the way that we have implemented these kinds of mechanics… is actually quite ethical and quite fun.’
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