Video games publisher Electronic Arts says it is going to stop making Fifa branded football titles. It is one of the most profitable brands in gaming history, but the cost of the licence was one reason why the decision was made to ditch the partnership.

EA will continue to make football video games, but from 2023 they will come under a new banner, EA Sports FC. Fifa says it plans to release its own rival games, saying: "The Fifa name is the only global, original title."

Team17 has partnered with Reality Gaming Group to create high quality, low energy consuming, Worms NFT collectibles, giving fans the chance to own a unique piece of video game memorabilia. The limited edition ‘MetaWorms’ NFTs will encompass content from across the 26-year history of the beloved Worms franchise - which has sold 75 million units globally - in the form of unique, generative artwork.

Microsoft and Okta’s breach by extortion-focused hacking group LAPSUS$ will have long-lasting and serious ramifications for businesses – an expert from cyber security firm CSS Assure has warned.

Technology giant Microsoft confirmed the group gained ‘limited access’ to its systems, while identity authentication service Okta – which connects any person with any application on any device, allowing IT departments to manage employees’ access to apps and devices – revealed that an attacker had access to a support engineer’s laptop for five days in January.

Snapshot Games, in partnership with Saber Minsk, announces that DLC 5: “Kaos Engines,” its upcoming downloadable content for the strategy game, Phoenix Point, will be released on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Stadia on March 1st, 2022. Kaos Engines will be available to download for all Expansion Pass or Season Pass owners or to purchase a la carte for $4.99 USD.

Games publisher Electronic Arts will remove the Russian national team and all other Russian teams from Fifa 22 and associated games, it has announced.

It was doing so to "stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people", the company tweeted. It comes as football's governing bodies Fifa and Uefa said Russia's national side and clubs would be banned from all competitions.

A new way of cleaning our toilets will help save the planet and revolutionise the way we do one of every household’s most unpleasant but necessary tasks. Entrepreneur Kam Mistry has been granted a UK patent for his replacement to the toilet brush - the Shiffter - a hand-held jet wash which allows householders to clean their toilets using a jet of water rather than a brush.