Eilen Gamereactor uutisoi huhusta, jonka mukaan EA aikoisi poistaa Venäjän ja Valko-Venäjän FIFA- ja NHL-peleistä. Vähän myöhemmin asia varmistui FIFAn osalta, ja minuuttia myöhemmin saman teki myös NHL.
FIFAn tiedonanto oli seuraava.
"EA Sports 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. In line with our partners at FIFA and UEFA, EA Sports has initiated processes to remove the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from EA Sports FIFA products including: FIFA 22, FIFA Mobile and FIFA Online. We're also actively evaluating related changes to other areas of our games.
We will keep our communities up to date on any actions taken, and thank players for their patience as we work through these updates."
NHL ei jäänyt huonommaksi.
"Following the IIHF's 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. We stand with the people of Ukraine and join the voices around the world calling for peace."
