Father Bans Video Games After Son Racks Up Bill of over £5,000 on FIFA

A father has banned video games from his home after his 17-year-old son unwittingly spent $7,625.88 (£5,255.03) on the popular football game FIFA.

Lance Perkins made the drastic vow after receiving the huge bill for in-game purchases in the post.

"It floored me. Literally floored me, when I'd seen what I was being charged," he told CBC News (via Albaraa Fahmy on Digital Spy). "He thought it was a one-time fee for the game. He's just as sick as I am, he never believed he was being charged for every transaction, or every time he went onto the game."

And the household ban is no temporary measure: "There will never be another Xbox system—or any gaming system—in my home," he said.

[h/t Digital Spy]