EA to appeal massive fine selling FIFA loot boxes

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EA to appeal massive fine selling FIFA loot boxes

The Dutch government have targeted EA's FIFA franchise regarding the implementation of loot boxes for the FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) game mode.

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