EA condemns Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
Russia is no longer seen in EA’s hockey and football games. Illustration. EA Sports
Gaming company EA has announced that it will remove Russian teams and Russian national teams from its Fifa 22, Fifa Mobile and Fifa Online football games. EA’s decision was announced after Fifa announced it would kick Russia out of this year’s World Cup.
– EA Sports shows solidarity with the people of Ukraine and, like people all over the football world, called for peace and an end to the attack on Ukraine, EA Sports With a Twitter account is told.
EA states that it will keep players informed of changes and actively evaluate the situation.
In addition to the Fifa games, EA will be removing Russian and Belarusian teams as well as national teams from the NHL 22 hockey game in the coming weeks. The matter is reported in the NHL game With a Twitter account.
The International Hockey Federation IIHF shut down Russia and Belarus at the beginning of the week. With the decision of the IIHF, Russia and Belarus will not be able to play in the World Championships in Finland in May.