The initiatives to condemn the Russia and the shameful and very serious actions undertaken by Vladimir Putin in Ukraine: IT’S ATin fact, he decided to ban from FIFA 22 and from NHL 22 all Russian teamsincluding national representatives.
This is an unprecedented move in the history of the two video games: never before has any team been banned from these titles and more. The act, he did know IT’S AT through a press release that appeared on its official website, it was deemed necessary to express its support for Ukraine and its citizens still, in these hours, devastated by war.
Here is the full press release:
EA Sports is in solidarity with Ukrainian citizens and with the many voices from the world of football and beyond, who are asking for peace and for the war to stop as soon as possible. In line with our partners in FIFA and UEFA, EA Sports has begun the process of eliminating the Russian national team and all Russian teams from all EA Sports FIFA products.
The decision to exclude teams and the national team of the Russia from FIFA 22, therefore, it is not just about this title. In fact, it will no longer be possible to choose any of these teams even in FIFA Mobile and FIFA Online.
And that’s not all, because the most famous football simulator in the world isn’t the only title developed by IT’S AT in which it will no longer be possible to choose any team flying the Russian flag. The same decision, a few minutes later, came for NHL 22well-known hockey simulator.
In this case, the measure not only affected Russian teams, but also Belarusian teams. There Belarusin fact, it is playing a fundamental role in Russia’s favor in the War in Ukraine and the decision of IT’S AT therefore, it is absolutely legitimate and shareable.
We just have to wait and find out what the next moves in the videogame field will be in support of the Ukrainian population. In the meantime, donations from various software houses continue to be registered, among which the one made by CD Projekt RED.
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