Get the latest tech news
EA apologises for the FC 24 SBC issue, but players who won Messi "will keep their rewards"
EA has apologised to FC 24 fans after a bugged challenge accidentally awarded thousands of players an incredibly expens…
According to a blog posted on the official website, it seems that for 24 minutes on 30th January, players partaking in the new Squad Builder Challenges (SBC) had a spectacularly high chance of securing the 86+ OVR untradeable Lionel Messi card worth hundreds of pounds. FC 24 Official Launch Trailer | Football Is Yours FC 24 Official Launch Trailer | Football Is YoursEA was notified of the issue and pulled the challenge within half an hour, but it was already too late; thousands of players had already snagged it, leading those who had not been so lucky to call for EA to level the playing field – literally and metaphorically – and gift the card to all. According to the developer, just "0.7 per cent" of Ultimate team players obtained a TOTY Messi item at the time the erroneous challenge was running (thanks, VGC).
Or read this on Eurogamer
