FIFA 21 rocked by "EAGate" scandal after company employee is alleged to have sold coveted Ultimate Team cards for thousands of pounds Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. FIFA 21 rocked by "EAGate" scandal after company employee is alleged to have sold coveted Ultimate Team cards for thousands of pounds Bung ho. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 11 Mar 2021 89 comments FIFA is currently embroiled in one of the biggest scandals to ever hit the game after an EA employee was alleged to have sold coveted Ultimate Team cards for thousands of pounds. Unconfirmed direct messages appear to show a company employee selling Icon cards in packages priced 750-1000 euros. In one WhatsApp message, three Prime Icon Moments cards are offered for 1700 euros. #EAGATEA special thanks to @RiberaRibell for the picture , he did an amazing work (continue in the comments)#fut #fifa pic.twitter.com/bJIg2rpWtI- Arcade-Fut (@FutArcade) March 10, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings pic.twitter.com/DRsEAtAiqL- Arcade-Fut (@FutArcade) March 10, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings So we grind/trade/open packs and can't touch these PIM players but EA employees sell them to people secretly for $1,700?!?! LOL I respect the grind but my god... pic.twitter.com/CCnhjZbcgH- Nick (@Nick28T) March 10, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Video proof?!? I mean this could just be an EA Dev though or an actual employee? Who knows anymore. It's all allegations, let's just hope EA makes a statement on this and stays honest with us. #FUT21 #FIFA21 pic.twitter.com/lzqGMDE5S3- Nick (@Nick28T) March 10, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Icon cards are among the most sought after in FIFA Ultimate Team. They include legendary players such as Brazilian Ronaldo, Pele, Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane and Ruud Gullit, and are near impossible to obtain through the mode's controversial loot boxes. Even rarer are Prime Icon Moments - special versions of Icon cards that mark one game or tournament that was special for the players. Prime Icon Moments cards are among the most coveted in FIFA Ultimate Team. Players are known to have spent thousands of pounds on packs in a bid to obtain these super rare Icon cards. EA has been criticised for not revealing the exact probability when the chance to obtain a card of a certain quality is below one per cent, as is the case with Icon cards. FIFA Ultimate Team has always had a black market for the buying and selling of FUT Coins, which can then be used to buy Icons from the in-game auction house when they are available. But this is the first time we've seen an allegation that players have been able to buy cards directly with cash. Watch on YouTube Eurogamer news cast: all about the Nintendo Switch Pro. With "EAGate" now trending on Twitter, FUT players are saying that if true, the ability to buy powerful cards directly and use them in the mode devalues the effort and money spent by legitimate fans in the pursuit of an Ultimate Team, and ruins the balance of the game and its economy. EA has responded to the allegations to say it has launched an investigation. "We understand how this creates concern about unfair balance in the game and competition," EA said. pic.twitter.com/DtclTPandl- EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) March 10, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. 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