An undercover mining operation was recently raided by the Ukranian police and was found to be using 3800 PS4s to grind FUT cards in FIFA 21.
The hackers claim to have stolen more than 780 GB of data, including the source code to FIFA 21 and the Frostbite engine.
EA has issued a statement in response to recent reports regarding EA's attempts to drive monetization.
Damning document explicitly states EA is looking to "funnel players towards FUT from other modes."
Cyberpunk 2077 also re-enters the charts at ninth place.
Monster Hunter Rise falls down to fourth place, while FIFA 21 reclaims the top spot.
Nintendo also dominated the overall charts for the region.
Multiple mobile FIFA offerings are also in development.
Gfk took data from across 19 countries.
Both titles topped 1 million sales in the region.
Oh yeah, GTA 5 is here, too.
In total, almost 43 million pieces of software and 3 million consoles were moved in the region.
Peter Moore just doesn't see the two as comparable.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla drops down to second place.
A pretty passive aggressive message from EA was found.
New launch trailer highlights improved visuals.
Launch day sales for Ubisoft's open world title are 40 percent below Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity's.
Worldwide launch of the upgrade is scheduled for December 4.
FIFA 21 and the Nintendo Switch were the big winners.
The publisher says this current dispute "has little to do with EA Sports."
The PC version will remain being based on the current gen version.
Next-gen versions for the sports title arrive on December 1st.
FIFA 21 was the best-selling title for the month, a first in the franchise's history for the region.
FIFA's next-gen version is looking pretty good.
Various Nintendo Switch games enjoy boosted sales.
Here's how recent EA releases are going to look and perform on next-gen consoles.
Not quite a launch title, but not much of a wait nonetheless.
Third week in a row for the football simulation title.
But various older releases see significant sales boosts.
The sports game's digital performance was significant more impressive than its physical sales.
Star Wars: Squadrons holds strong in second place.
Ironically, it doesn't show much of the game itself.
Unlike past FIFA titles, this year's release won't get a demo before launch.
Roughly the same as last year's instalment.
The career mode is in for a big shake up this year.
More ball control, more directed runs, and other new features revealed.
It looks like the long-stagnant Career Mode is finally receiving some much-needed improvements.
The 21 year old footballer will grace all of the various editions.
The sports title's cover athletes also seem to have leaked.
Those excited for next-gen graphics on PC might want to temper expectations.
Spend money to get updated squads and kits and... yeah, that's it.
Inter-generational cross-progression for some modes has also been confirmed.
Support for DualSense on PS5, "blazing fast" load times and more next-gen details revealed.
An "unannounced EA Sports title" is also in the works.
