Poland-based game developer CD Projekt Red, which developed popular games like Cyberpunk 2077, is cutting sales of its products to Russia and Belarus.
“In light of the Russian military offensive in our neighboring country of Ukraine, until further notice, CD Projekt Group has decided to halt all sales of our games to Russia and Belarus,” the company said on Twitter.
“Today, we begin working with our partners to suspend digital sales and stop physical stock distribution of CD Projekt Group’s products, as well as all games distributed on the GOG platform in the regions of Russia and Belarus”.
In a report to investors, the company estimated that “the estimated cumulative share of Russia and Belarus in CD PROJEKT RED product sales and sales revenue received in the GOG.COM segment over the past 12 months was 5.4 per cent and 3.7 per cent respectively”. , The Verge reports.
CD Projekt Red joined Apple in completely stopping sales in Russia. Several other companies have also made changes to their products and services in response to Russia’s invasion, such as Spotify removing content from state-backed Russian media, Facebook no longer recommending Russian state media globally, and EA for Russian teams. from its FIFA and NHL games. ,
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called on gaming companies around the world to take action against Russia.
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In a letter addressed to “all game development companies and esports platforms” on Wednesday, Fedorov asked that he “temporarily suspend the participation of Russian and Belarusian teams and gamers in all international esports events and all international events held on the territory of Russia.” cancel programs. And Belarus”.
In the tweet, he directly tagged Xbox and PlayStation Twitter accounts. Minutes later, he asked companies like Riot Games, EA and Ubisoft to close their offices in Russia.
And in a tweet on Thursday, he appealed to big companies including Nintendo, Epic Games, Tencent and Rockstar, saying Russia “has no respect for principles and humanity.”
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