This is because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that began last week. The Polish company is not only the developer of games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077, but also the owner of the virtual game store GOG. The current ban also applies to this.
“The entire CD Projekt Group stands behind the people of Ukraine. While we are not a political entity that can directly influence nationwide affairs, we believe that commercial entities that unite have the power to effect global change in the hearts and minds of ordinary people. accomplish.”
CD Projekt indicates that the company knows that gamers in Russia and Belarus who have nothing to do with the conflict will be disadvantaged by the choice. “But with this action, the global community wants to swear to make themselves heard about what is going on in the heart of Europe. To the brothers and sisters fighting for their homeland: stay strong!”
Various game companies are reacting in different ways to Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine. For example, it was also announced last night that The Pokémon Company Donate $200,000 to GlobalGiving, which assists the victims in Ukraine. Quantic Dream – known for Heavy Rain and the upcoming Star Wars Eclipse – donated $75,000 to UN Refugee Agency. Clash of Clans creator Supercell – part of Tencent – donates 1 million dollars† Polish studio Bloober Team pulls out all its games, including Layers of Fear and the Medium, off sale in Russia and Belarus.
In recent days, several messages have also come out from companies that align themselves with Ukraine. Like this EA removes all Russian teams from Fifa and NHL games on Ukrainian studio GSC Game World temporarily halts development of Stalker 2 to assist its employees and their families. John Romero created a new Doom 2 level of which all proceeds will go to organizations that help people in Ukraine, while the developer of This War of Mine transfers all recent winnings related to the game to the Red Cross – now is already that way about $700,000 fetched.
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