The war in Ukraine is also upsetting the world of video games, even if all this may seem secondary in view of the events that are currently shocking the entire planet. Many companies have already reacted by supporting the Ukrainian people, especially studios from countries bordering Ukraine. So it’s the turn of CD Projectthe Polish studio behind Cyberpunk 2077 Where The Witcher 3to take the floor to announce a measure that primarily concerns Russian and Belarusian players.
Sales paused
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In a post on social media, CD Projekt announces to pause all sales of its games in Russia and Belarus, as well as sales of all games on its GOG platform.
As the group explains, this initiative is not intended to punish Russian and Belarusian citizens, but simply to act on a small scale in order to make everyone aware of the importance of the situation.
” In light of the invasion of the Russian army in our neighboring country of Ukraine, until further notice, the CD Projekt group has taken the decision to suspend digital sales and stop supplying stock physics concerning the group’s products, as well as all games distributed on the GOG platform in the territories of Russia and Belarus […] We know that players in Russia and Belarus, individuals who have nothing to do with the invasion in Ukraine, will be impacted by this decision, but with this action we want to further galvanize the global community to speak up. of what is happening in the heart of Europe. »
Recall that Ukraine has also requested the support of Sony and Microsoft regarding the withdrawal of their products from the Russian market, but the two entities have not yet responded to the call for the moment.