EA Sports removes FIFA 21 ‘toxic’ celebrations after complaints from gamers with no more ‘shushing’ or ‘A-OK’ gestures

EA SPORTS will remove certain celebrations from FIFA 21 to prevent spreading “toxic” behaviour among gamers.

The renowned ‘shushing’ celebration is just one of those to be scrapped.

It consists of a player holding his finger to his lips after finding the target to ‘shush’ the opposing fans into silence.

Another celebration to go is the ‘A-OK’ hand gesture which was last year added to a list of hate symbols because of its connotations with white supremacists.

EA said in a statement: “We were told by the community that there are toxic behaviours in the game and we wanted to make sure we removed them.

“So we removed some of the celebrations that people thought were not the best idea to have in the game.

“The flow is shorter, which is to try to keep you playing most of the time instead of just waiting.

“All together the intention there is just to keep you playing instead of doing other things that may not be necessary in the game.”

FIFA are expected to release the latest version of their popular game on October 9.

Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo is no stranger to the ‘shushing’ celebration[/caption]

Every year, the new FIFA promises to be more intelligent than the previous year and 21 is no different.

This time around, the player’s tactical rating will affect their ability to deploy their stats for pace, dribbling and shooting – meaning lesser stars cannot dominate due to just one ability.

FIFA remains one of the most popular games in the world having announced that over 10 million people played the current version.