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 Famous writer EA is no stranger to Madden 21 coins controversy. When it's advertisements in UFC 4 or review bombing of the latest Madden NFL match, the business is often the target of gamers' ire. EA's latest controversy, dubbed #EAGATE on Twitter, is wrapped up in the continuing controversy about loot boxes, specifically in the supreme Team mode in FIFA 21. Ultimate Team is a mode that appears across EA's package of licensed sports games. It mixes elements of fantasy sports-style team management with the deck-building of a classic card game. The loot box element comes from packs which players may purchase to boost their teams. Those microtransactions create Ultimate Team the most lucrative mode in EA's sports games. On the 1 hand, it's easy to write this off for anybody without skin from the game. If somebody's already spending tens of thousands of dollars opening packs, why should not they go right to the source and get the players that they need? Howeve...