Earlier, EA Sports had announced the removal of the Russian national team from its games.
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is generating different reactions in the world of video games, and Electronic Arts is one of the actors in the industry that has joined the blockade of sales in Russian territory. In the specific case of FIFA 22, his soccer game, the elimination of the Russian national team had been announced, in addition to the different clubs, but the thing has gone further.
There will be no more Russians in the envelopesown EA Sports He said that he would continue to value more changes in his football games and, as can be read in a message that appears when entering the title, these have arrived. Specific, Russian teams and players have been removed of the Ultimate Team packs, the franchise’s most popular online game mode available on PC and consoles.
This means that there will be no reference to anything to do with Russia in the packs or in Draft mode, because also kits and stadiums are removed of the national team and the Russian clubs that appear in FUT. Of course, they will not disappear from the teams of users who already have this type of card.
We may continue to see such decisions by more big names in the industry, but so far we are left with the solidarity initiatives which are aimed at helping the victims of war. For example, John Romero has published a new level of DOOM 2 for charity, and there is a bundle with independent titles where we can acquire almost 1,000 games for just 10 dollars.
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