{"id":151497,"date":"2025-09-20T00:40:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2140852"},"modified":"2025-09-20T00:40:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:40:31","slug":"ea-suspends-all-discretionary-fifa-ultimate-team-content-granting-indefinitely-amid-ea-gate-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ea-suspends-all-discretionary-fifa-ultimate-team-content-granting-indefinitely-amid-ea-gate-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"EA suspends all discretionary FIFA Ultimate Team content granting indefinitely amid &#8220;EA Gate&#8221; scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ea-suspends-all-discretionary-fifa-ultimate-team-content-granting-indefinitely-amid-ea-gate-scandal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>EA has suspended all discretionary content granting indefinitely amid the ongoing &#8220;EA Gate&#8221; scandal that has rocked the FIFA series.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-03-10-fifa-21-rocked-by-ea-gate-scandal-as-company-employee-alleged-to-have-sold-coveted-ultimate-team-cards-for-thousands-of-pounds\">Eurogamer<\/a> reported on how the FIFA community had unearthed direct messages that appeared to show an EA employee selling coveted Ultimate Team cards for thousands of pounds on the black market.<\/p>\n<p>These direct messages mentioned FUT Icon cards in packages priced 750-1000 euros. In one WhatsApp message, three Prime Icon Moments cards were offered for 1700 euros.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-03-13-ea-suspends-all-discretionary-fifa-ultimate-team-content-granting-indefinitely-amid-ea-gate-scandal\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-03-13-ea-suspends-all-discretionary-fifa-ultimate-team-content-granting-indefinitely-amid-ea-gate-scandal\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EA has suspended all discretionary content granting indefinitely amid the ongoing &#8220;EA Gate&#8221; scandal that has rocked the FIFA series. Earlier this week Eurogamer reported on how the FIFA community had unearthed direct messages that appeared to show an EA employee selling coveted Ultimate Team cards for thousands of pounds on the black market. These direct messages mentioned FUT Icon cards in packages priced 750-1000 euros. In one WhatsApp message, three Prime Icon Moments cards were offered for 1700 euros. 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