Law State of Hawaii is investigating EA for "Predatory Business Practices" - I bet EA is really loving Star Wars Battlefront II right now

Following Belgium declaring Battlefront II's loot boxes a form of gambling and moving forward to ban the game in that country, Hawaii is now investigating EA's lootbox gimmick and seeing if they can do the same.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

 

[Crisseh]

Leave it up to EA to push shit too far, and ruin it for the rest of the AAA business.

 

[2al]

You mean it's not liiikkkee, a cooonttiinnennntttt?

 

[Miss Hortensia]

Do we have even big enough strategic popcorn reserves for this shitshow?

 

[Computery Guy]

So let the heartaches begin!
I can't help it, I can't win!
I've lost that deal for sure,
Now it's gone!
I can't hold back the geeeeeks...
Anymoooore...

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

You know you fucked up badly when you are getting investigated for predatory business practices.

 

[BILLY MAYS]

Reading these news about EA gives me a sense of pride and accomplishment.

 

[AnOminous]

You know you fucked up badly when you are getting investigated for predatory business practices.

Consideration competition is actually supposed to be brutal and ugly with the losers often ceasing to exist entirely, getting out of line enough for it to be illegal takes some trying.

 

[VoidMachine]

I'm not a fan of lootboxes, but the level this whole matter has gotten is hilarious levels of exceptional.

Edit: You know what though. I'll celebrate them fucking this up. Remember westwood EA? I remember westwood.

 

[Secret Asshole]

I love it. EA may actually lose the Star Wars license over this as well as fucking up a business model for an entire industry. Couldn't have happened to a better company.

 

[Inquisitor_BadAss]

EA vs The World: An underdog story.

 

[NotoriousD]

I love it. EA may actually lose the Star Wars license over this as well as fucking up a business model for an entire industry. Couldn't have happened to a better company.

I don't keep track of EA anymore, what do they have lately besides Star Wars that isn't dead in the water?

 

[Hui]

I'd figure every gamer would be okay with this but we have people like this dude

Also this isn't even about EA IMO all lootbox form like shit must die.

 

[NotoriousD]

I'd figure every gamer would be okay with this but we have people like this dude

Also this isn't even about EA IMO all lootbox form like shit must die.

I hate it when people generalize shit like that. It's so dumb. It may as well translate to "Waaaaa all gamers are evil retarded trash waaaaa!".

Anyways, remembered somewhat. EA still has uh...Forza right?

 

[Hui]

No that is Microsoft.

http://nichegamer.com/2017/11/21/be...oot-boxes-equal-to-gambling-vows-to-ban-them/ you can find the guy here btw. If you want to laugh at his ramblings or w/e.

 

[LazloChalos]

I am out of the fucking loop on this, but isn't this shit the same as TF2 and CS:GO crates? Or has that shit escalated as well? (Haven't played either in years)

Either way I'm happy that this might reach the federal level.

 

[UnReality]

Burn EA, and take loot boxes with you.

 

[Hui]

I am out of the fucking loop on this, but isn't this shit the same as TF2 and CS:GO crates? Or has that shit escalated as well? (Haven't played either in years)

Either way I'm happy that this might reach the federal level.

Yeah Valve started this.

 

[LazloChalos]

Yeah Valve started this.

Yeah but I am wondering why it took so long for OR what EA did different to get this type of attention?

Or did this get more prominence due to it happening on consoles? I don't frequent MP games so I am not sure what other games have lootbox systems.

 

[Null]

Hawaii is a shitty liberal state with an impotent cuck court that is constantly overturned by higher authorities and I hope it sinks into the ocean alongside the UK