EA has announce that the Russian national team, along with the Russia-based clubs, will be removed from the FIFA games.
As per a new report, the game will also feature support for VR and cross-play, while the story mode will allegedly return in F1 2023.
FIFA 23 will also feature both men and women's World Cups alongside major improvements to its Hyper Motion technology.
EA CEO Andrew Wilson says that the FIFA license is nothing but just four letters on a box every non-World Cup year.
FIFA 22 took the top spot in 2021's final weekly UK retail chart, while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe climbed to No. 1 for the first chart of 2022.
Meanwhile, the physical releases of Among Us and GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition both debut in the top 10 as well.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Call of Duty: Vanguard take second and third place respectively. There are no new releases in the top 10.
Synergies return and once again offer a strong option for min-maxing players. Here's how they work, recommended Synergies and more.
The dispute between EA and FIFA still seems to be raging on, and the former is looking likelier to move away from the license.
Meanwhile, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales saw increased sales thanks to strong Nintendo Switch and PS5 sales.
Much like FIFA's FUT, HUT involves earning Coins, spending them on Card Packs, and creating a strong squad to challenge all-comers.
Succeeding in Ultimate Team often means spending a lot of Coins. Here are a few tips for earning Coins at a good rate without much hassle.
Mario Party Superstars debuted in third place with six percent lower sales than Super Mario Party. Ubisoft's Riders Republic debuted in eighth.
Far Cry 6 also holds on to second position, while The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes debuts at No. 6.
NHL returns with a visual uplift but disappoints in its game modes and minor gameplay improvements.
Meanwhile, FIFA 22, Far Cry 6, and Metroid Dread have held on to the top three positions, where they were placed in last week's charts as well.
Football gaming "needs to be a space that is occupied by more than one party controlling all rights," the organization has said in a statement.
The trouble behind the scenes with one of gaming's biggest franchises.
Learn how to outplay the competition with the different Skill Moves available. Also, find out what can be transferred from FIFA 21 to 22.
A recent New York Times report suggests that FIFA is asking a sum of $2.5 billion every World Cup cycle from EA for the next decade.
