Russia’s invasion of Ukrainian territory has provoked a multitude of reactions around the globe, from those shown by the top leaders of large countries, including those of Ukraine itself, which have come to ask that Xbox and PlayStation stop supporting the Russian market; even those issued by the industry members themselves.
After the developers of STALKER 2 have decided to stop the development of the game while the conflict is present, EA Sports has also decided to take action on the matter, and today we have learned that FIFA 22 removes several teams from the game following the invasion of Russia.
FIFA 22 eliminates several teams after the invasion of Russia
As we can read in the statement published by EA Sports Spain on his official Twitter account, FIFA 22 removes several teams from the gamespecifically the Russian national team, Spartak Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA, teams that will also no longer be available in FIFA Mobile and FIFA Online.
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Electronic Arts has clarified that these decisions have been made in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, and they ensure that changes related to other areas of their games are being actively evaluated, so it is possible that there will still be more such moves in the company.
In this way, the video game industry also exerts a certain level of pressure so that Russia retracts its decision.