EA announces plans to remove Russian teams from FIFA 22 and NHL 22

Date:
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:45:41 +0000

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EA has released a statement to confirm that it plans to remove Russian teams from FIFA 22 and NHL 22.

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EA has announced that it has initiated processes to remove Russian teams from its FIFA 22 and NHL 22 titles.

EA posted statements to the official EA Sports Twitter accounts for FIFA and NHL about its decision, which is a reflection of sporting sanctions
instituted by EA's partners FIFA, UEFA and the International Ice Hockey Federation.

In the statement from the FIFA twitter account, EA Sports says that it stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and like so many voices across the world of football, calls for peace and an end to the invasion of Ukraine.

EA says that, in line with its partners at FIFA and UEFA, it will remove the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from EA Sports FIFA products including: FIFA 22, FIFA Mobile and FIFA Online, adding that its also
actively evaluating related changes to other areas of our games. A statement from EA SPORTS FIFA: pic.twitter.com/v3pZvpblgS March 2, 2022 See more

In a statement posted to the EA Sports NHL account a minute afterwards, EA says, following the IIHFs suspension of all Russian and Belarusian national and club teams from IIHF competitions, we will be removing these teams from NHL 22 within the coming weeks. EA closes out its statement by voicing
support for the people of Ukraine and joins the voices around the world calling for peace. A statement from EA SPORTS NHL: pic.twitter.com/2uX4h55ok4 March 2, 2022 See more

This announcement from EA comes a few hours after Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, published an open letter on Twitter, addressing the gaming industry and asking it to do more.

In the letter, Fedorov calls upon PlayStation, Xbox, and all game development companies and esports platforms to temporarily block support for Russian markets amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine and to do everything to
protect Ukraine, Europe and finally, the entire democratic world from bloody authoritarian aggression.

EA has said it will keep its "communities up to date on any actions taken"
and thanks players for their patience. FIFA 23: everything we know so far



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