The war continues in Ukraine and Electronic Arts continues to support the invading country. The company previously removed Russia-related content from FIFA 22, and it doesn’t seem to be stopping there. EA’s official Twitter account launched on March 16 great explanation.
Russian and Belarusian teams banned from competition
This was announced by EA in a press release. Russian and Belarusian teams will no longer be eligible to participate in FIFA and Apex Legends sporting events.
Translation of tweets : “We are still reeling from the conflict in Ukraine and join the many voices around the world calling for peace and an end to occupation. We express our solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
We have decided to relinquish the rights to our esports programs from Russian and Belarusian teams. Teams from Russia and Belarus will no longer be able to participate in the Apex Legends Global Series and EA Sports FIFA 22 Global Series.
Withdrawal from the sports scene
The two most represented games in the company’s esports scene. The Apex Legends World Series has been put on hold due to Ukrainians being unable to participate after the invasion of Ukraine. Russian and Belarusian teams will not be allowed into the arena as EA waits for the situation to calm down before the tournament restart announcement.
As for the EA Sports FIFA 22 Global Series, the competition is still ongoing and several dozen Russian and Belarusian teams will have to withdraw. Indeed, all matches in the Eastern Europe region have been paralyzed.
In any case, EA was very clear in the press release: esports programs will no longer be available to residents of both countries. It seems that the company is closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine, so there will be additional information on the resumption of tournaments and players’ right to participate.
Source : Millenium
